RUNNING THE COURSE Her first trip on water skis at age four, a competing pro by thirteen, Kristi Overton-Johnson has spent her entire life Running the Course to waterskiings most coveted titles. Yet shed be the first to tell you that even such unparalleled success as a professional athlete places a distant second to the thrill of threading Gods course as a Christian. Skiing for gold is special, but living for Christ beats it all. Kristi takes you deep into the mind of a champion”behind the scenes at the most spectacular venues in waterskiing, through the grueling paces of year-round training, and ultimately to the course we all must run: the rigorous demands of daily life, spent either racing on empty or rely.