Still Running After All These Tears: A Runner’s Journey Through Grief
By Lisa Jackson — Published 8 January 2026
Paperback £12.99 | eBook £5.99
When grief struck three times in less than two years, Lisa Jackson turned to the one thing that had always helped her through life’s hardest moments: running.
In her new memoir, Still Running After All These Tears, the bestselling author and Runner’s World columnist shares a moving and often darkly funny account of love, loss, and the long road back to hope.
Lisa’s story begins with the devastating death of her husband, Graham, from cancer. In the months that followed, she also lost her sister and her father: three bereavements in just 17 months that left her reeling. Running, once a source of comfort and connection, suddenly became another struggle when injury took her away from the sport she loved.
Determined to complete her 109th marathon in Graham’s memory, Lisa slowly began to rebuild, one step, one mile, one tear at a time. As she ran along the seafront near her new home, she discovered that running wasn’t just helping her regain fitness. It was helping her find herself again.
Part memoir, part reflection on resilience, Still Running After All These Tears explores how movement can guide us through trauma and towards healing. It’s about the ways running connects us to life – even in its most fragile moments – and the quiet lessons it teaches about strength, loss, and love.
Lisa writes with the same warmth and honesty that have made her a favourite voice in the running community. Known for her books Your Pace or Mine? and Running Made Easy, she has completed over 100 marathons and two ultramarathons, and her work has appeared in The Guardian, The Independent, Psychologies, and Red.
Her latest book is a testament to endurance – both on and off the road – and a reminder that even in heartbreak, it’s possible to keep moving forward.
Still Running After All These Tears: A Runner’s Journey Through Grief is available from 8 January 2026 in paperback (£12.99) and eBook (£5.99).
