Between August 15th of 2007 and August 15th of 2008, the members of my immediate family turned 41 (me), 40 (Rick), 9 (Tim) and 6 (Holly), respectively.

The war in Iraq reached its fifth anniversary and accrued a total of 4,000 casualties. Benazir Bhutto, prime minister of Pakistan, was assassinated. The Boston Red Sox won their second 21st-century World Series championship. In an unprecedented presidential campaign season that focused on issues ranging from health care to illegal immigration to how to fix the mortgage crisis, a female senator and an African-American senator made history.

And my son Tim and I ran at least one mile every single one of those 366 days. (It was a Leap Year.)

Here’s how. And why.

Excerpt from Nancy's book about her son, their running streak, and how it changed them.

Listen to Nancy and Tim's recent interview on NPR's
"The Story", hosted by
Dick Gordon.