DEAR READER,

St. Augustine, the third-and-fourth century philosopher, once said, “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” Yet, with the hustle and bustle of daily life, we know traveling often gets put on the back burner. That is why we, at Going the Distance, aim to bring you the excitement and exhilaration of traveling through the lens of sports, transporting you around the world with the mere flip of a page.

The mission of our magazine is to incite the thrill of adventure attained in destination sports by marrying two of the world’s greatest ventures: travel and athletics. We cover everything from marathon running to extreme sports around the world, targeting not only avid athletes, but also gym rats, sports enthusiasts and boisterous sport fans. As a seasonal magazine, we aim to provide our readers with the highlights from the previous season with an outlook at future must-see and must-do events around the world.

We all find our inspiration in different places. Some find it in the thunder of thousands of fans, others in the challenge of competition or the heartening story of someone who has persevered. But whatever your form of inspiration, seize the moment and chase your dreams.

We hope we can inspire you to break away from your everyday life and follow the competitive spirit wherever it takes you. Take a leap of faith. See the world through the lens of sports. Go the distance.

WARMEST REGARDS,

Jenny Drabble

Nolan Cain