Marathon Journey, An Achilles Story is an
inspirational story about the strength of the human
spirit---and the hope and possibility that running the
distance can provide. Nineteen-year-old, Adamu is living
an innocent and peaceful life in his village in Southern
Sudan when it is violently attacked and he is forced to
find safe haven at a refugee camp in Kenya. At the camp,
he meets Kirabo, a nine-year-old refugee who recently
had his leg amputated, and they form a deep friendship.
When Adamu is offered the chance to be placed with a
family in the United States, he is reluctant to leave
Kirabo, but the boy persuades him to take advantage of
his opportunity. When Adamu, still physically and
emotionally scarred, is placed in the loving home of
William and Christina Caldwell, a middle-aged couple in
Oregon, he is having a difficult time adjusting to his
new surroundings. After he learns that Adamu loved to
run in Sudan, an out of shape William, laces up a pair
of running sneakers for the first time since his college
track team days decades earlier and takes Adamu running.
When William agrees to try to run The New York City
Marathon with Adamu, he convinces his old college coach,
a lonely widower, to train them. Together, the three
embark on an emotional and inspirational journey---which
ultimately provides Adamu with the opportunity to help
his little friend Kirabo in Africa. Afterword Written By
Marathon Legend, Dick Traum.
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