Introduction: The prying sprite of Peckham Rye
Footnotes to a body of knowledge: our body's intelligences. The South Downs and Boston
Senses as lenses: how to train your senses. The Lake District and Seattle
What's running through your mind?: running, neuroscience and environmental psychology. The Cotswolds, Brighton and Ann Arbor, Michigan
In praise of idleness: how to run away from work. Dorchester, Maiden Castle and Lundy Island
The world at our feet: how the places we run change us, and how we change them. Aldeburgh and Santa Cruz, California
Wilde times on treadmills: running inside and out. Greenwich, London; Seasalter, Kent; and North Cornwall
The antique art of trespassing: how to run wild. Norwood and Shooter's Hill; Harrow; Faversham; Walden Pond, Massachusetts; and Paris
Running the stones of Venice: running, creativity and freedom. London and Venice.