Running with the Buffaloes

<DIV><B><DIV><P><B>Top </B><I><B>five</B></I><B> Best Books About Running </B><I><B>Runner's World Magazine </B></I></P><P><B>Top </B><I><B>three</B></I><B> Best Books About Running readers of <I>Runner's World Magazine <BR></I>(December 2009)</B></P></DIV></B></DIV><DIV></DIV><DIV>In RUNNING WITH THE BUFFALOES writer Chris Lear follows the University of Colorado cross-country team through an unforgettable NCAA season. Allowed unparalleled access to team practices private moments and the mind of Mark Wetmore--one of the country's most renowned and controversial coaches--Lear provides a riveting look inside the triumphs and heartaches of a perennial national contender and the men who will stop at nothing to achieve excellence. The Buffaloes' 1998 season held great promise with Olympic hopeful Adam Goucher poised for his first-ever NCAA cross-country title and the University of Colorado shooting for its first-ever national team title. But in the rigorous world of top-level collegiate sports blind misfortune can sabotage the dreams of individuals and teams alike. In a season plagued by injury and the tragic loss of a teammate the Buffaloes were tested as never before. What these men managed to achieve in the face of such adversity is the stuff of legend and glory.<BR>With passion and suspense Lear captures the lives of these young men and offers a glimpse of what drives a gifted runner like Adam Goucher and a great coach like Mark Wetmore. Like Lance Armstrong's <I>It's Not About the Bike</I> RUNNING WITH THE BUFFALOES is at once a glowing celebration of a sport and an inspiration to anyone who has ever had the courage to beat the odds and follow a dream.<BR></DIV>