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Smile, or You're Doing it Wrong

A Journey from Rock Bottom to Redemption

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Smile, or You're Doing it Wrong

By: Andy Glaze
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Ultrarunner Andy Glaze has spent years moving through landscapes that test the limits of the human body—hundred-mile races, multi-day marathons, mountains and deserts that demanded everything. But the toughest endurance challenge Andy faced wasn’t found in any of those miles, it was in rebuilding a life shattered by addiction, institutional abuse, and a childhood full of chaos. This is the unfiltered story of how a kid fell hard but got back up even harder.

From a wilderness rehab program where kids hiked for days without food, to a “therapeutic” boarding school run by predators, Glaze survived places that were meant to break people. But this isn’t just a story about the wreckage. It’s about what comes after.

Firefighting. Fatherhood. Finding peace on trails where every step hurts like hell but heals something deeper. Because the difference between a life ruled by fear and a life guided by possibility comes down to one simple act: taking the first step.

This memoir is about endurance in its rawest form: the endurance to keep moving forward even when it feels impossible, to rebuild a life one step at a time, and to discover that sometimes the only way through the darkness is to keep going—and smile, or you’re doing it wrong.

©2025 Andrew Glaze (P)2025 Andrew Glaze

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It’s not the miles or kilometers, it’s who you are today and what you will become tomorrow. Life has its ups and downs, but as Andy has shown us all, it doesn’t always get worse. You just have to start and keep showing up. Who you were yesterday is not who you ever have to be again. I laughed. I cried and in the end, I was truly inspired.

Outstanding story and life advice

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Absolutely loved hearing more of Andy’s story! A normal dude doing extraordinary things! If you gain nothing from this book- you are doing it wrong. Thanks Andy!

Been looking so forward to this- and it did not disappoint!

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This was such an incredible experienc. Andy is so inspirationa-He was vulnerable honest and true thank you Andy for sharing your journey. You’re an inspiration to us all.

Thank you Andy

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Highlights the spirit of ultra running! Kept me great company on my Sedona Canyons 125 training run. Keep smiling!

Thanks Andy!

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Amazing listen. Thank you for the inspiration. We have more in common than I expected.

Big andy glaze fan

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