Böcker av Eamonn Coffey

A child who grows up close to animals, be they pets like cats and dogs or other creatures like birds, squirrels or beasts of the field know the wonderous feeling of sharing life with another being different from themselves. Whether a horse, a goat or a humble duck theses creatures teach lessons and greater understanding of life.

Leprechauns are little men in green suits who roam the fields of Irish imagination and can never be trusted to fulfill the promises they make no matter how sincere they seem to be.

This book recounts real situations and incidents that occurred over a lifetime of dedicated long-distance running. Some are funny, like an attempt to run faster by drinking vast quantities of cola, others bizarre as in a well-intentioned road race that went completely astray. All are unique. These stories provide a window into an ever-growing sport in the USlong-distance running and racing.