“Going the Distance” is the story of George Thomas. In 1984, he was struck and severely injured by a drunk driver. He spent a number of months rehabbing from that incident, bought in nice form, and was working as a ski teacher in Oregon. However in 1989 he began having seizures, which have been ultimately identified because of mind scarring brought on by the trauma. This may trigger epilepsy as a delayed response. This didn’t reply to traditional anti-seizure medicine and so they additionally induced extreme unwanted side effects. This was his low level. He misplaced his driver’s license and will now not work as a ski teacher. Fortuitously, he bought accepted right into a medical trial of a brand new drug on the time (!!). It labored nice for him. No seizures, no unwanted side effects! Then he bounced again. In 1982 he had learn the story of the primary Race Throughout America, and seen the protection of it on ABC TV. This had planted a seed. So now he determined to get in form and provides it a attempt. He first did it a few occasions on a relay workforce, however that wasn’t sufficient for him, so In 1996!! he tried on his personal. Many of the e-book is dedicated to his story of that try. There are flashbacks throughout that narrative that relate the historical past I summarized above. An inspiring learn!