About the Book Chasing portrays Gavin Gosling´s journey to the Olympic Games in Seoul. When, as a Laurentian University freshman, he sees swimming world-record holder Alex Baumann on campus he begins to ponder his own lackadaisical high school running career, and wonders what he might have accomplished with serious training. He joins varsity track and finds the 3,000-metre steeplechase event a continuation of his youthful passion of hustling through bush and hurling creeks. Running´s self-imposed dedication challenges not only his peer relationships but his very existence.

About the Author Ron Wallingford, an Ottawa native, attended Glebe Collegiate and the University of Michigan where he captained the Big Ten Championship track team. He twice established Canadian fastest times ever for the marathon. The first occasion being his ´'64 third place Boston finish. These experiences prompted his appointment as director of the Montreal Olympic Marathon. He served as Canadian Track and Field Technical Coordinator during a leave of absence from Laurentian University. Previously he taught science at North Toronto Collegiate and exercise physiology at McMaster University. His published research includes human hypothermia, a condition depicted in this story.