As 30 million passionate Americans know, running is more than a sport—it’s a way of life. This book,
from master storyteller Martin Dugard, will help all readers live that life to the fullest. Spinning colorful
yarns of his running and racing adventures on six continents—from competing in the Raid Gauloise to
coaching his kid’s cross-country team—Dugard considers what it means to truly integrate the activity
into one’s life. Using insight, philosophy, and instruction, he shows how the simple act of buying a new
pair of running shoes, for example, connects us with the universal human desire to excel. As entertaining as it is provocative, To Be a Runner will delight and inspire everyone from
treadmill warriors to ultramarathon athletes.
