Running for My Life av Lopez Lomong

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<p><strong><em>Running for My Life</em> is not a story about Africa or track-and-field athletics. It is about outrunning the devil and achieving the impossible; it is about faith, diligence, and the desire to give back. It is the American dream come true and a stark reminder that saving one can help save thousands more.</strong></p><p><strong>In this heart-wrenching story, you’ll learn about</strong></p><ul><li>Lopez Lomong’s harrowing kidnapping at the age of six, becoming one of the Lost Boys of Sudan;</li><li>his survival in a prison refugee camp and his miraculous escape;</li><li>how he arrived in the U.S. through the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor program; and</li><li>Lomong’s journey from high-school track star to U.S. Olympic team captain.</li></ul><p>Lopez Lomong chronicles his inspiring ascent from a barefoot lost boy of the Sudanese Civil War to a Nike-sponsored athlete on the U.S. Olympic Team. Though most of us fall somewhere between the catastrophic lows and