Table of Contents
Prologue: April 17, 2013 ix
Chapter 1 Heartbreak 1
Chapter 2 Soft Targets 11
Chapter 3 The Start Line 16
Chapter 4 The Longest Minute 25
Chapter 5 Running Rebels 32
Chapter 6 Bookin' 35
Chapter 7 Skinny Happy People 40
Chapter 8 Home Is Where You Make 47
Chapter 9 Long Runs Are My Louis Vuitton 57
Chapter 10 No Girls Allowed 62
Chapter 11 Nothing New in Little Beirut 66
Chapter 12 Joanie 79
Chapter 13 The Wall of Death 84
Chapter 14 Ropes and Ladders 88
Chapter 15 The Other Side of Heartbreak 95
Chapter 16 Stumbling onto the Front Page 99
Chapter 17 Nickels and Dimes 107
Chapter 18 Get It in Writing 114
Chapter 19 The Happiest Hour 117
Chapter 20 Safety First 122
Chapter 21 Let Pain Be Your Guide 125
Chapter 22 Off the Deep End 132
Chapter 23 Fragile Mammals 137
Chapter 24 Break a Leg 141
Chapter 25 Boston with Swagger 146
Chapter 26 The Robo Rabbit 159
Chapter 27 Takes One to Know One 164
Chapter 28 One Boston 167
Chapter 29 Cheaters Never Win 180
Chapter 30 Five Years On 184
Chapter 31 No Feeling Is Final 187
Marathons to Date 219
Acknowledgments 221