My Year of Running Dangerously

Middle aged man runs a marathon then goes running mad.

How many times have you read a book by a famous journalist, celebrity, or other “celebutante” only to be disappointed by the story, weak writing, or their lack of anything of substance to say? When you pick up Tom Foreman's fast paced book on running you will be delighted. If Mr. Foreman, of CNN correspondent fame, had stopped the book mid-way through with the completion of his first marathon it would have been a satisfying read. But he breaks through and continues on with the story of his first ultra-marathon which is fascinating.

Ultimately this is a tale of finding one's self again when you didn't even know you were lost. The writing is tight, the pacing is perfect, and even if you cared nothing about running it's damn fine story telling!