Running All the Way: A Marine, A Runner, a Journey through Life (Black and White Edition)

RUNNING ALL THE WAY is a remarkable memoir of Larry Dickerson growing up in West Virginia, serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, graduating from Northwestern University and working 40 years in corporate management, all the while running. Throughout a life at full throttle, Larry, now in his 80's, has run. He has run to and from school, on football and track teams, on obstacle courses and the deck of an aircraft carrier. He has run for pleasure, thoughtfully, while making decisions, and for the last 35 years, fiercely to compete in age group competition. He has run more than 1,300 races and won his age group more often than not. Dickerson's memoir is a series of vignettes extracted from a vibrant life that parallels the growth of a country from the great depression through World War II and the Korean, Vietnam and Cold Wars. He vividly describes combat in Korea and discusses life struggles and perspectives as well as running tips and the physical and mental benefits of exercise. In retirement, as a means to stay fit and mentally "with it," Larry set a bucket list goal to run a road or track race in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. He recounts, along with other life highlights, successful completion of that goal in Anchorage, Alaska at age 82. Dickerson's book entertains and extends a challenge to "just do it."