Steve Till has competed in 100km and 24-hour events for his country, won medals in national championships, run more than 100 marathons, over 500 parkruns, and is a Centurion, having race-walked 100 miles in less than 24 hours.

His hard-won insights and moving examples can help you to harness your passion, identify your mountaintop, plan your ascent, overcome any setbacks and finally reach your personal summit.

Primarily about running but directly applicable to any challenge, The Run of Life explores what it takes to identify the right goal – the one that excites your passion – to plan for its achievement, to overcome any setbacks and to prepare yourself for the ultimate test.

It does this by examining my own journey from coming last in school cross country races to running for Great Britain and Northern Ireland in ultrarunning events, and the experiences of dozens of other runners, sportspeople and those who strive in any arena.

There are lessons here, but I don’t preach. It is more about ideas, interest and inspiration.

Each chapter takes a theme – how to start, how to identify your true passion, how to overcome inertia – and looks at it from my own viewpoint, the experiences of those I have coached or watched, and those of famous and not-so-famous runners and achievers.

I hope that each chapter successfully weaves together thoughts, moments and stories that will engage and motivate ambitious sportspeople of all standards, and indeed anyone who strives to make the most of their abilities.