Running Red

by Noel Conrad, Jamie Bates (Editor), Christine Karren (Illustrator)

Overview

For Gil, getting an education at a Division I university was merely the byproduct of racing cross country at the next level. His life is thrown into chaos when he meets a girl, the irresistible and quirky Autumn. To complicate things further, Coach Wilson recruits the swift-footed Nicodemus upending the team's speed hierarchy. Gil must find a way to stay afloat academically while balancing his running with the competing forces of romance and rivalry.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940186007999
Publisher:	Conrad's Narrative Nook
Publication date:	12/18/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	649 KB

About the Author

Noel Conrad ran cross country and track at Harker Heights High School and Killeen High School. He continued as a self-admitted hopeful, walking on at Texas Tech University. He commissioned into the Air Force with a degree in Russian Language and Area Studies and a Spanish minor. Combining his love of traveling and the outdoors, he looks for races in a variety of locations during vacations, much to his family’s dismay. His favorite place to run is still Dana Peak Park along Stillhouse Hollow Lake in Central Texas.

Editorial Reviews

Running Red is more than just a good running story. It takes you on the journey of a college team as the runners develop as individuals and as a group. The relationships between running and life make you part of the journey... You are going to want to go for a run as you read the story, but also will want to answer some intrinsic questions that will come up as you move through the book. You will enjoy the trip.

Big 12 Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year 2008, 2009, and 2010 - Jon Murray

I enjoyed the story and I'm grateful that there is a cross country book that can be read and understood by a running lover or otherwise. The different personalities and story lines throughout the book make it an amazing read.

9 Time NCAA champion and Olympic 10k Silver Medalist, 2012 - Sally Kipyego