On the windswept Isle of Harris in the remote Outer Hebrides of Scotland, three young American students arrive to run a marathon none of the islanders know anything about. At first, it seems the three men are more interested in partying but gradually, their reasons for making this journey, for running this race, come to the fore. JB has an overbearing father to appease. Drew needs to find his feet. Taylor's mother was born here but left when she was a teenager, never to return. Hidden in his backpack are four old pieces of tweed with family secrets woven through the cloth. In the tiny white cottage on the dunes of Luskentyre, their friendship, goals and sense of self are put to the test. It's Spring on the island, a time of renewal and growth, of putting distance between the cold dark days of winter while looking ahead to the warmth and promise of summer yet to come.
