For more than 40 years,Runner's Worldmagazine has been the world's leading authority on runningbringing its readers the latest running advice and some of the most compelling sports narratives ever told. From inspirational stories such as "A Second Life"(the story of Matt Long, the FDNY firefighter who learned to run again after a critical injury) to analytical essays such as "White Men Can't Run" (a look at what puts African runners at the front of the pack), the magazine captivates its readers every month.Now, for the first time, the editors ofRunner's Worldhave gathered these and other powerful tales to give readers a collection of writing that is impossible to put down.With more than 40 gripping stories,Going Longtranscends the sport of running to reach anyone with an appetite for drama, inspiration, and a glimpse into the human condition.