Running vs. racing

While on vacation Editor Dave is thinking a bit about running versus racing. This is brought on by the book I'm reading, "Once a runner." The main character goes on not about reaching inner peace through running, although he admits there are times he hits the runners high. For him, it's more about achieving some personal significance through racing. ... Interesting, so many of us find our inspiration not in the numbers that rule track and field (times, rankings), but in stories like this one out of the recent San Francisco Marathon.