The Running Ground - A Father, A Son and the Simplest of Sports

Nick Thompson is the CEO of The Atlantic , an American magazine founded in 1857, which earned the top honor for magazines, General Excellence, at the National Magazine Awards in both 2022 and 2023. In his time as CEO, the company has seen record subscriber growth. Before joining The Atlantic , he was the editor-in-chief of WIRED magazine. He is also a former contributor for CBS News and has previously served as editor. He has long been a competitive runner; in 2021, he set the American record for men 45+ in the 50K race.>

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Nick Thompson is the CEO of The Atlantic, an American magazine founded in 1857, which earned the top honor for magazines, General Excellence, at the National Magazine Awards in both 2022 and 2023. In his time as CEO, the company has seen record subscriber growth. Before joining The Atlantic, he was the editor-in-chief of WIRED magazine. He is also a former contributor for CBS News and has previously served as editor. He has long been a competitive runner; in 2021, he set the American record for men 45+ in the 50K race.

Product details

• Authors: Nick Thompson
• Publisher: Bantam UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 02.07.2026
• EAN: 9781529146127
• ISBN: 978-1-5291-4612-7
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; SPORTS & RECREATION / Sports Psychology, SELF-HELP / Aging, Memoirs, SPORTS & RECREATION / Track & Field, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adulthood & Aging, Sports psychology, Psychology of ageing, Marathon & cross-country running, Marathon and cross-country running, Relating to middle adulthood, Coping with old age, Coping with / advice about ageing, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs