Emmitt Bean was the founder and coach of the Hoboken Harriers running club-or the HOHAs, as the club affectionately came to be known. Coach dreamed of a HOHAs cross-country championship, and he wanted it more than anything else in this life. But life rarely gives us what we want-it always gives us much, much more. This is the story of a dreamer, of the club he founded, and of the runners who joined him with dreams of their own. In their quest for their cherished championship, Coach and his star-crossed HOHAs unexpectedly discover that the lessons of running reveal the secrets of love.