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""If you've ever set your mind to accomplish something very challenging and succeeded--battered and bruised but not broken--this book will resonate."" - Stephanie E., verified purchaser In this inspiring collection, more than 70 trail runners confide--in essays, poems, quips, photos, selfies, and email--their personal encounters with the Imogene Pass Run in western Colorado. As these runners have trained for, endured, and rejoiced in her 17.1 miles and nearly 10,000 feet of elevation change, Imogene has become an object of profound affection. With exclusive watercolors by runner/painter Linda Sherman and more than 100 full-color photos and illustrations, these pages provide entertaining, poignant, and transformative perspectives into a unique bond shared between runners and race. Whether you're passionate about running, eager to explore the majestic Rocky Mountains, or just a sucker for an authentic love story, To Imogene, a Flagstaff Love Letter shares themes that will touch your heart--compassion, community, competition, grit, humor, and above all, connection. Winner, Best First Book (Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Awards and New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards)

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"""A collection of heartbreak and triumph, a grammatically correct scrapbook, a gallery of original watercolor paintings and a distance runner's training guide, 'To Imogene, A Flagstaff Love Letter"" is an artfully illustrated and emotionally fueled book."" --Bonnie Stevens, Flagstaff Business News ""An exhaustive and entertaining chronicle of the hundreds of Flagstaffians who, like a migratory horde whose path is written into its DNA, descend upon western Colorado each summer to participate in the Imogene Pass Run, a 17.1-mile sufferfest that for decades has captivated runners in our fair mountain town."" --Sam McManis, Arizona Daily Sun"

A collection of heartbreak and triumph, a grammatically correct scrapbook, a gallery of original watercolor paintings and a distance runner's training guide, 'To Imogene, A Flagstaff Love Letter is an artfully illustrated and emotionally fueled book. --Bonnie Stevens, Flagstaff Business News An exhaustive and entertaining chronicle of the hundreds of Flagstaffians who, like a migratory horde whose path is written into its DNA, descend upon western Colorado each summer to participate in the Imogene Pass Run, a 17.1-mile sufferfest that for decades has captivated runners in our fair mountain town. --Sam McManis, Arizona Daily Sun

""A collection of heartbreak and triumph, a grammatically correct scrapbook, a gallery of original watercolor paintings and a distance runner's training guide, 'To Imogene, A Flagstaff Love Letter"" is an artfully illustrated and emotionally fueled book."" --Bonnie Stevens, Flagstaff Business News ""An exhaustive and entertaining chronicle of the hundreds of Flagstaffians who, like a migratory horde whose path is written into its DNA, descend upon western Colorado each summer to participate in the Imogene Pass Run, a 17.1-mile sufferfest that for decades has captivated runners in our fair mountain town."" --Sam McManis, Arizona Daily Sun

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Emily Torrence is a track and cross country runner, a running coach, an assistant race director, and a certified International Sports Sciences Association personal trainer and nutritionist. Ian Torrence has completed more than 200 ultramarathons, with 50+ wins, since his first ultra finish at the 1994 JFK 50 Mile. Ian and his wife, Emily, are online coaches at Sundog Running. Myles Schrag has been in book publishing for 20 years, has authored or edited six books, and has helped more than 200 other books reach publication as either an acquisitions editor, developmental editor, publisher, or manuscript broker. He holds a master's degree in kinesiology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Julie Hammonds is the editor of numerous books on natural history. Her favorite topics are science, nature, travel, the arts, history, and sports (especially running). She has a bachelor's degree in conservation and spent 12 years as managing editor for Arizona Wildlife Views magazine.

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