This book seeks to illustrate the fact that life throws everyone, and I mean everyone, some tough challenges. These can range from stunning, to demoralizing or even potentially fatal when they happen. In this book, vital lessons are shown through visceral and actual life experiences. The aim is to underscore the significance goals, passions and commitments play in achieving a rich life. It is also a book for true runners, those who are or want to be competitive. It's also for those who want to understand the progression of what an amateur runner's life was like before all of the money and professionalism poured in. It will show how that transition happened. I lived in that world...I was chronologically on both sides.