Scheibe highlights sport and gambling as the most popular modern American adventures. “Common games of sport and gambling are but stripped down, stylized and abbreviated dramas, inviting the direct or vicarious participation of masses of people seeking for some adventure, no matter how miniscule, to provide story matter for their lives.”458 Although my marathon-running script is now thirty years old, it still shapes my personal identity. Periodically, I retrieve my bronzed medallion, with its faded sash, and run my fingers over the icon that speaks of my ability to overcome.
