This book is set in many places-Cairo, the Eastern Sierras, Las Vegas, New York's Adirondack Mountains, and Barcelona, among others-but always in the moving body of the runner hurtling both through and into the world. It is a hymn to human motion and an explanation of its sweetness.

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 1. The Problem with Modernity Chapter 3 2. Running is Life Chapter 4 3. Running in the Adirondacks Chapter 5 4. Running on the National Mall Chapter 6 5. Running in Barcelona Chapter 7 6. Running in the Eastern Sierras Chapter 8 7. Running in Las Vegas Chapter 9 8. Running in Death Valley Chapter 10 9. The Abandoned Teddy Bear Chapter 11 Endnotes Chapter 12 Index Chapter 13 About the Author