Ten Marathons: Searching for the Soft Ground in a Hard World

A memoir of life lessons learned the hard way - through thirty years of marathon running.

Doug became an accidental runner in his early twenties, mostly as a way to cope with work and stress. In all the vicissitudes of life- marriage, divorce, career successes and failures, family health crises - running emerges as a constant companion and source of joy. What starts out as a way to just stay in shape becomes a path to an inner life and a guiding light through life's complications, told throu...