"Quenton Cassidy, a college runner, gave up everything and moved to a cabin in the woods where he subjected himself to a brutal training regimen in his quest to become a world champion miler. Under the rigorous coaching of Bruce Denton, Quenton planned to compete against the best miler in the world. Within Quenton's journey of unflinching determination to win, John L. Parker Jr captures, in this work of fiction, the very essence of what it means to be a competitive runner, and it has gone on to become the most beloved novel about the sport ever published."
