The Runner is a life affirming true story about a man's battle to overcome mental illness, specifically depression and suicide.

Kagan Goh, a patient with manic depression for many years, found a way to live with this condition and became a person giving help to other people having the same problem as he was.

After weeks of withdrawing from the outside world, Kelly is now isolated, depressed, and self-medicating. She wakes up late in her dingey apartment and attempts to survive the day.

Escape the pain of fully living or "seize the day," courageously feeling all of life? A grieving widow's prescription to get through loss could cost her everything. How far will she go to alleviate the pain? Will living NUMB get her through?