As a sixteen-year-old teenager in 1981, Colleen Tretter began running long distances, and over the course of thirty years she has logged over 30,000 miles. Through her journey up t...view moreAs a sixteen-year-old teenager in 1981, Colleen Tretter began running long distances, and over the course of thirty years she has logged over 30,000 miles. Through her journey up to her fiftieth birthday, she has gleaned lessons from the road and witnessed inspiring people and events that have deepened her faith and drawn her closer to God. She is a registered nurse who lives on a Pennsylvania farm with her husband of almost thirty years, Jim, their four sons, an exchange student they consider a son (as of 2014-2015), and a myriad of dogs, cats, chickens, horses, and cows. This is her first manuscript.view less