The long run Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit, Grete Waitz, and the decade that made the marathon cool
"A dramatic narrative telling the story behind the running and marathon boom of the 1970s and early 1980s, featuring the stories of Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Grete Waitz, and many others, and how a generation of runners turned a formerly obscure distance into a nationa...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Dutton, PRH,
2026.
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| Summary: | "A dramatic narrative telling the story behind the running and marathon boom of the 1970s and early 1980s, featuring the stories of Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Grete Waitz, and many others, and how a generation of runners turned a formerly obscure distance into a national obsession"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xxv, 306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9798217178483 |
| Author Notes: | (Publisher Provided) |
