Get the Summary of Noé Álvarez 's Spirit Run in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. In "Spirit Run," Noé Álvarez shares his journey from the fruit packing warehouses of Selah, Washington, to the transformative experience of the Peace and Dignity Journeys (PDJ), a marathon connecting Indigenous communities from Alaska to Panama. Witnessing his mother's toil in the empaques, Álvarez seeks escape through education, but finds true purpose in the PDJ, resonating with his Purépecha heritage. The run is a grueling test of endurance, bringing him face-to-face with the land's beauty, the runners' diverse stories, and his own identity.