The Running Ground: A Father, a Son, and the Simplest of Sports

Join us for yet another incredible FAN event! 

For Nicholas Thompson, author of the new book The Running Ground: A Father, a Son, and the Simplest of
Sports, running has always been about something more than putting one foot in front of another. He ran
his first mile at age five, using it to connect with his father as his family fell apart. As a young man, it was a
sport that transformed, and then shook, his sense of self-worth. In his 30s, it was a way of coping with a
profound medical scare.

By his early 40s, Thompson had many accomplishments. He was the editor in chief of a major magazine; a
devoted husband and father; and a passionate runner. But he was haunted by the recent death of his
brilliant, complicated father and the crack-up that derailed his father’s life. Had the intensity and ambition
he’d inherited made a personal crisis inevitable for him as well?

The Running Ground is a story about fathers, sons, and the most basic and most beautiful of sports.

This event is suitable for youth 12+. 

This program is presented in partnership with Family Action Network (FAN). FAN is a 501(c)(3) organization that curates a high-quality speaker series each academic year. All FAN programs are free and open to the public.

Program presented virtually via Zoom.