While the author is very eloquent in his turn of phrase, the content drones on and on as he describes every minute detail of his observations and life story but fails to get to the point of the title the book alluded to. I wanted to read a book about the scientific and social basis for Why We Run, not listen to somebody speak to hear themselves. Overall, I don’t think that I can even continue listening to this book, as its persistent need to drone on and on about minutia is insufferable.