When life went up in flames—literally—Kate Santoro laced up and and wrote straight through the wreckage for 450 hours with a pen, paper and six notebooks. This is true unique story, of one woman who lost her two babies sons in London, her recent home in a California wildfire, and she uses her past experiences like the Boston marathon bombing to show her reader an intimate look into her heart. Between marathon miles and motherhood meltdowns, Santoro finds out that endurance isn’t about medals—it’s about surviving the mess with faith, humor and hope, with just enough stubborn faith to keep moving. Blending Boston-bred grit with LA chaos and a dash of Irish-Greek fire, this story proves that sometimes you have to lose everything—including your mind—to finally find yourself at mile 23. Surviving heartbreak while finding joy , the story speaks to many who have lost their way and looking for a way back.