Races, Paces, and Faces

This is the second running book from this author, who just can't seem to cross a finish line and get this sport and hobby out of his soul. Whether a coach jogger, or "in it to win it," these 50-plus essays captures the physical and mental miles and trials of this thing called running.

From the tears of a girl running in her last race, the boy who finishes last but takes first in your heart, a coach juggling all it takes to coordinate the arms and legs of a track meet, to the pure and simpl...