 Matt Harding is a boy in trouble on the journey of a lifetime. When a judge orders him to live with grandparents he s never known in a sleepy, farm town, his only plans are for escape. When he arrives at the farm, he begins to face the reality of his father s tragic death in Vietnam... and his own anger. Shunned by the townspeople, Matt runs up against the school s best athlete. But one day Matt finds he has a special gift... he was born to be a track star. With the gentle, but firm hand of his grandfather, the two spend hours everyday training. What Matt learns from his grandfather is much more than winning a race. It is competing in life and the words, "Run every race like it s your last race" would carry him far beyond the finish line.