Ever since she was a little girl, watching the Olympics on TV, Mickey Bloom has wanted to run. But real life gets in the way of your dreams and athletes get injured, families get demanding and falling in love can be an ambition killer. But what if at other moments the right people enter your life? That can happen too. Interspersed with ongoing coverage of Mickey’s Auckland marathon run, this is a book to tug at your heart strings and has you cheering for the underdog. It may also inspire you to don your running shoes and get out onto the streets yourself. It did me.
— Laura