Hills, Hawgs & Ho Chi Minh: More Tales of a Wayward Runner

by Don Kardong

At the heart of every run is an adventure, and never has adventure running been given such full voice as in this collection of stories by Don Kardong, a former Olympian and world-class marathoner. Among the tales here, Kardong relates 10 years of "ultra" running adventures, from a race across the Grand Canyon to a run up the Empire State Building to the first marathon in Vietnam. Whether you're an armchair athlete or a serious runner looking for inspiration and entertainment, you'll see why Sports Illustrated called Don Kardong "the only spiritual descendent of Mark Twin ever to bring his unsparing eye and antic voice to running."

254 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1996

About the author

1976 Olympic marathoner, curent Runner's World senior writer, founder of the Lilac Bloomsday Run in Spokane, Washington (50,000+ entrants), and a past president of the Road Runners Club of America.