Road To Redemption, by Tom Fitzgerald

About this episode

The episode discusses the fictional running story 'Road To Redemption' by Tom Fitzgerald, focusing on the main character's struggles during the 1983 Boston Marathon.

Send us Fan Mail For today's episode we got to read another fictional running story. These are rare but we've enjoyed every single one we read so far and this one was no exception. Toeing the start line of the 1983 Boston Marathon, Cooper McKenzie (the main character) finds himself in a race to make meaning of his troubled, unimpressive life. Cooper McKenzie is contending with the stark realities of middle age—he is fully disenchanted with his career, he is struggling to meet the financial ne...

Topics covered

• fictional running story
• Boston Marathon
• middle age
• personal struggle

Keywords

• running
• fiction
• Tom Fitzgerald
• Cooper McKenzie

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Road To Redemption

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