Marathon! : The Story of the Greatest Race on Earth

by: Collings, T. Sykes, S.

Price: 39,00 EURO

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Marathon! : the story of the greatest race on earth

Authors:Timothy Collings, Stuart Sykes

Summary:No single volume has ever examined in depth the history of the Olympic marathon, or why thousands of runners line up across the world to run those 26.2 miles each year. With the Olympic Games returning, for the first time in a century, to their ancient home in Athens, here are the stories behind the ultimate running challenge.

234 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contents:
Lausanne
The man who guards the gates of glory over the lake
History 1- origins of an ancient race
singapore
blood and guts, defiance and endurance
History 2
Birth of the modern marathon by the Aegean Sea
Boston
home of the 'Star-spangled' marathon
History 3
early pace-setters feel the heat
Atlantis
a watery and mythological affair
History
establishing the distance and the rules in London and Stockholm
Berlin
the tears of an anonymous hero
History 5
Finns fly in Antwerp and Paris
Helsinki and Oslo
unnatural heroes and natural athletes
History 6
spanning the world: Amsterdam to Los Angeles
Seoul and Tokyo
men of pride, women of courage
History 7
from Nazism to peace, Asian record-breakers open up the world
Prague
source of stamina, home of heroes
History 8
a new world order, Helsinki to Melbourne
Melbourne
'The past is a foreign country ... '
History 9
'Ex Africa Sempre ... ' Rome and Tokyo fall to the first double winner
Addis Ababa
triumph of the Africans
History 10
Mexico and Munich: black power to black September
New York, New York
the endless race of universal appeal
History 11
Montreal to Moscow with a disgraced double winner
London
running, and singing in the rain
History 12
Los Angeles to Seoul: into uncharted waters
Bedford
the woman who runs for glory
History 13
Spain to Sydney: running free
Last lap

Marathon! : The Story of the Greatest Race on Earth

by: Collings, T. Sykes, S.

• ISBN-13: 9781852271145 / 978-1-85227-114-5
• ISBN-03: 1852271140 / 1-85227-114-0
• Virgin Books, London, 2004

Price: 39,00 EURO

1 copy in stock