Want to tell the story of your life…your business…your success and the lessons you’ve learned? To inspire others, leave a legacy or leverage your favorite charity? Unless you have a million Twitter followers or your own reality TV show, chances are the traditional publishing industry is not interested in your memoir. These days, the economics of the business are such that the story you can […]

I’m a long-time contributing writer to Newsday, The New York Times, Runner’s World and Smithsonian. I also contribute to Certified, the publication for fitness professionals certified by the American Council on Exercise. My eclectic beats include fitness, health, active sports, history, retirement, museums and fine arts, as well as philanthropy and volunteerism, small business and automotive. Across all these topics, my specialty has been the […]

My fourteen books include the award-winning memoirs The Coolest Race on Earth, about my experience running the Antarctica Marathon; Not Dead Yet, the story of Type 1 diabetic bike racer Phil Southerland; and The Ultra Mindset: An Endurance Champion’s 8 Core Principles for Success in Business, Sports and Life , with ultradistance runner and adventure racer Travis Macy. My most recent book, Organize Your Emotions, […]

To contact me, please send a message to john.g.hanc@​gmail.com. On book projects, I am represented by the Linda Konner Literary Agency. Linda’s e-mail is: ldkonner@​cs.com.