 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Chiito chokutanga chenyaya yacho chinozivisa Calvin Dexter, munhu mukuru wenyaya yacho. Dexter anorondedzerwa segweta riri mumakore aro apakuvamba amakumi mashanu ane chishuvo chokumhanya triathlons kuti arambe ari muchimiro. Bhuku racho rinochera munguva yake yakapfuura uye rinoratidza kuti igamba rehondo yeVietnam rakashongedzwa zvikuru, uye kuti rwendo rwake rwokupedzisira rwebasa rwaiva semakonzo emugodhi, boka revashandi vepamusoro-soro uye rakavanzika rakadzika mukati memakomba emigwagwa yeVietcong kunovhima muvengi mumakomba avo pachavo. Dexter gare gare akaroora ndokuva nomwanasikana uyo pazera ramakore 16 akanyengerwa kure ndokumanikidzirwa kupinda muupfambi nenhengo dzechikwata chechiLatino uye pakupedzisira akaurawa. Dexter anovhima mhondi dzomwanasikana wake muPanama uye anodziuraya, ipapo anodzokera kumusha chete kuti awane kuti mudzimai wake anodiwa aisagona kubata norufu rwomwana wavo bedzi uye akazviuraya mukati mokusavapo kwake. Anoenda kure ndokuva bedzi gweta reguta duku muchiso chake chepachena. Asi apo chikonzero nomutengo zvakarurama, anozvichinja amene kuva Mutsivi uye anopa ruramisiro kwete kupfurikidza nokuuraya matsotsi asi kupfurikidza nokuaisa kuUnited States, kuitira kuti atongwe nokuda kwemhaka dzawo mukurwisana navaAmerica. Yakabatanidzwa munhoroondo yaCalvin Dexter inhoroondo yechiduku wokuAmerica aizvipira kubva mumhuri yaiva neropafadzo akaurayiwa paaiendesa rubatsiro kuBosnia munguva yeHondo yeBosnia. 