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WOBBLY MAN • by Jim Brennan

March 7, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Mort Slavin rushed through the kitchen when he saw someone stumble outside his house. In his haste, he ran full force into the dining room table, doubled over trying to catch his breath, and by the time he got to… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Stories aging, Jim Brennan, physical disability, running, violent crime, widowers

THE 8’46” MILE • by John Mara

February 28, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

A lifetime ago, I smoked a Washington High School record, running the mile in 4 minutes and 23 seconds.  Now, at fifty-eight, I want to run the mile again, albeit in twice that time — to prove my angina is… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories aging, John Mara, running, teenagers

GUTS • by Emma Hall

February 27, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

High school began and I was determined to be different. I grew my hair out all summer so that I could wear it up in a high and slightly off-centre ponytail. Gone was my chin-length bob that framed my round… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories bullying, Emma Hall, high school, running

KICK • by Will Lloyd

April 5, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Lank summited Esk Fell. He stood for a moment on the top to look around. But he could barely see anything. All was black smoke. There were blinking lights, like LEDs, of the conurbation below. He breathed. In. Out. His… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories addiction, pollution, running, Will Lloyd

MARATHON GIRL • by Tim Boiteau

January 31, 2020Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

Mile 1: Cold morning in the mountains, the trail cushioned and redolent with decaying leaves. My heart’s racing with anticipation, hands jittery — but feeling good. I’m doing this, doing this. Wish I could squeeze Brad’s hand, drink encouragement from… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories running, Tim Boiteau

THE RUNNER • by Shinelle L. Espaillat

May 1, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

On the morning of her fortieth birthday, Lena took literal steps to reclaim her life. The weather had just begun to take notice of autumn, and a crisp breeze blew gray remnants of yesterday’s storms so that the sky was… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories fear, running, Shinelle L. Espaillat, writers

BEAUTY • by Frederick K. Foote

September 4, 2014Every Day Fiction 24 Comments

It is the end of a four mile cross country run on a mild September afternoon in 1967, it’s 100 yards up a moderate slope on a wide green meadow to the finish line where the coaches and a handful… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Frederick K. Foote, running

THIRD SKIN TURBO • by E. M. Byrne

December 21, 2013Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

PLIFF-pliff-pliff-pliff. PLIFF-pliff-pliff-pliff. LAP-twen-ty-one. SEE-the-boy-run. Yeah, me, Grant Matthews, Olympian. Never felt faster. Is it really the suit? Can ‘optimal thermoregulation’ make that much difference to a runner? DeSelbySuits sure wanted us to believe it, before the ‘fusion’ accidents. The apogee… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories E. M. Byrne, Olympics, running, sports

LIFE RUNNING BY • by Karoline Barrett

June 9, 2013Every Day Fiction 10 Comments

At first you run on, warm sweat trickling between your breasts. It doesn’t register. Then one day, you notice something out of the corner of your eye. But it flashes by in a blur so quickly you must have imagined… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories cemeteries, Karoline Barrett, running

GROWING PAINS • by Rob Ganley

August 23, 2009Every Day Fiction 16 Comments

The crack of the starter’s gun gives rise to a low rumble around the stadium as the girls set off at speed. The race clock at the finish line carries the logo ‘British Athletics National Youth Championship’. By the first… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories fathers, growing up, Rob Ganley, running
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