“What happens when a skinny, painfully shy, socially awkward, average kid with no fashion sense, an unmet need for orthodontics, a perpetually goofy home haircut, and a funny last name makes it in a high school sport—even an introverted 'fringe' sport like distance running? Well, let me tell you: my whole life changed."
So begins this runner's story. But Running: A Long Distance Love Affair goes far beyond the youthful, competitive side of running. Running isn't just about the briefly young and fast. It's about the life-long runners who, like running itself, keep going and going. Each of us plays a part in the story of running, and each of us has something to add. Running: A Long Distance Love Affair is a love story for every runner. In this story, we all run our first mile against an “unbeatable†champion. We all have our “dog days,†good and bad. We all run with deer on a snowy mountain trail. We all battle our own hill in a lightning storm. And we all run the toughest race of our lives, the “human race.†Lace up your running shoes, and let's go . . .