Not all victories come with medals.
“Negative Splits: A Middle-Aged, Newbie Runner's Journey to the First Marathon” chronicles the author's emergence from a 20-year period of self-imposed athletic exile to first-time combatant with the “26.2-Mile Monster.”
Employing an engaging “you-are-there” style, David M. White takes readers through the 10 months leading to the 2010 ING NYC Marathon and a finish which challenges the conventional notion of triumph.
