Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games

by Lopez Lomong and Mark A. Tabb

Book Overview

Running for My Life is not a story about Africa or track and field athletics. It is about outrunning the devil and achieving the impossible faith, diligence, and the desire to give back. It is the American dream come true and a stark reminder that saving one can help to save thousands more. Lopez Lomong chronicles his inspiring ascent from a barefoot lost boy of the Sudanese Civil War to a Nike sponsored athlete on the US Olympic Team. Though most...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595555153
• ISBN13: 9781595555151
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"