A collection of running stories from Canada and around the world. A book for runners, marathoners, trail runners, joggers, ultramarathoners - written by a runner about runners. Profiles and interesting stories to inspire, motivate about everyone from middle-of-the-pack runners, Olympians, elites and just plain interesting people who lace up. The stories are peppered up with quotes from the running world and spiced up with a few photos.Often running is simply an excuse to get to the story behind the runner, the reason the run.A great book for those who love running, the marathon, the pain of the ultramarathon, the quiet of the trails, the exactness of the track and those who like to read about the people behind the times.