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: Tanzer treats running as a structural tool for his life and writing, using the physical act of exertion to process anxieties about aging, fatherhood, and his father’s death.

This 2010 book is a series of "musings" written during the winter of 2009 while Tanzer prepared for various runs. 99 Problems

: The title is a play on Jay-Z's song, where Tanzer characterizes running as his "bitch"—a problem he wrestles with but ultimately cannot live without. 3. Other Cultural & Academic References : Tanzer treats running as a structural tool

Published in the Saint Louis University Law Journal in 2012, this essay uses the second verse of Jay-Z’s hit song to teach . 99 Problems