title: Strides and Struggles: 12 Humorous Stories of Running Marathons.
author:  Kurt Herron 
description: Kurt Herron has been on a world wide pay-per-view Pro Wrestling shows. He has been on local wrestling shows in Tennessee almost every weekend since 1996. He also officiates TSSAA wrestling matches. In fact, he is probably the only person you "know" who has officiated a World Championship Title match at the Pro Wrestling level and a State Championship match at the amateur level. He has had songs recorded by Jeff Carson, Western Flyer, Scott Krippayne, Brent Bingham, Billy Foster, Leah Faith, Redd Hot Mamas, members of White Heart and Allies. You can also see him in the Clay Davidson video "I Can't Lie To Me" Kurt also loves to run, bike, and swim. In his first published book, you can read about these adventures.
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  Contents
  
  
  [Cover ](01-Cover-1.xhtml)
  
  
  [Runner – Alan Bao](08-Horror-Content.xhtml#_idTextAnchor001)
  
  
  [About the Author](10-Alan-Bao.xhtml#_idTextAnchor002)
  
  
  [An Extract from ‘Maledictions’](13-Extract.xhtml#_idTextAnchor003)
  
  
  [A Black Library Publication Imprint](17-Horror-Legal.xhtml#_idTextAnchor004)
  
  
  [eBook license](18-eBook-license.xhtml#_idTextAnchor005)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Runner
  
  
  By Alan Bao
  
  
  The runner fled across the tundra under a humbling sweep of stars. His breaths
  came in gasps, the filtration unit in his teeth cutting grooves into his gums.
  An artefact from home, so long ago; an old keepsake that he’d physically
  outgrown, kept for sentiment, not field-use.
  
  
  The runner wiped the salt and spit from his chin as he kept his pace, tasting
  the gunmetal of the antique rebreather. His r