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Staying The Course: A Runner's Toughest Race
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Staying The Course: A Runner's Toughest Race
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Dick Beardsley
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By (author) Maureen Anderson
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:224 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 149 |
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Category/Genre | Sports training and coaching Track and field sports and athletics |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780816637591
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Classifications | Dewey:796.4252092 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
University of Minnesota Press
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Imprint |
University of Minnesota Press
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Publication Date |
19 July 2004 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
For a moment Dick Beardsley became the most famous runner in the world by losing a race. In the 1982 Boston Marathon, Beardsley, foiled by a motorcycle that cut him off, finished two seconds behind Alberto Salazar in one of the most memorable contests in marathon history. Staying the Course recounts that race and the difficult years that followed, including his recovery from a near-fatal farm accident, his subsequent addiction to painkillers, and a public arrest for forging prescriptions. His story of overcoming obstacles speaks to anyone who loves competition, who has survived catastrophe, or who has pursued a seemingly impossible goal.
Author Biography
Dick Beardsley is a professional speaker, fishing guide, and radio announcer. He still holds the records for Grandma's Marathon in Duluth and the Napa Valley Marathon. Maureen Anderson is a writer and award-winning radio journalist. She is coauthor with Jon Hovde of Left for Dead: A Second Life after Vietnam (Minnesota, 2005).
Reviews"There are faster and more decorated runners than Dick Beardsley, but probably none with a more compelling life story. You'll want to read this book in one big gulp, then return again and again for inspiration both on and off the roads." -New York Runner "In the long run, Beardsley's book is a winner." -Pioneer Press
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