Author Description

The author was a European silver medalist at 400 metres; a member of the 1976 British Olympic 4 x 400 metres relay squad; and ran 1 minute 46 seconds for the half mile. The extracts from Peter Hoffmann's journals record 'The Hero's Journey' on a quest from the world of common day into a land of adventures, tests and magical rewards. Whilst it details his training it also paints a picture of family life and the athletics scene in Edinburgh and Scotland during a halcyon period in the sport set within the culture of the 1970s and records his reactions and responses-the internal as well the external journey; as Socrates said: 'The un-examined life is not worth living.' Three further volumes will follow-winter; spring; and summer, to be gathered into a single volume with a postscript on some of the harsh lessons learnt along the way.