Run to Overcome by Meb Keflezighi (review)
"Run to Overcome" is the new book by Meb Keflezighi. Don't know who that is? No worries, neither did I until I read this book! Meb is one of the best marathoners in America, in the world. This is "the inspiring story of an American champion's long-distance quest to achieve a big dream" (taken from the book cover). Meb's story is not an usual Cinderella story: a family emigrated to America (via Italy) from Eritrea , a very small African nation. Eritrea was a war zone so his father, fearing for his family's safety, did all he could (even being separated from them for years!) to get them out, to a safe country. From there, Meb did all he could to succeed - in the classroom and outside of it. He pushed himself from never having ran a race to being a champion in the mile to (with a lot of hard work and training) winning the 2009 New York City Marathon. Sounds like the American Dream, right? I love that this is not a running story. At least not JUST a ...