About the Book    Never Let Go follows a young lady weaving her way from Northern Ontario to the streets of Atlanta as an Olympic competitor. When Laurentian University budgetary restrictions leave first year student Cailin Ristimaki bereft of a track coach, she is led to accept guidance from new faculty member Soren Larson. He had been Canadian technical director of cross-country skiing and resigned his position after a contract breach by his Board. Recently separated from his wife, Soren probes his way in his new job but growing exuberance for guiding Cailin's running threatens his quest for tenure and his son´s custody.

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.