Chris (Hrsg.) Cooper
My Best Race: 50 Runners and the Finish Line They'll Never Forget
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¿Fifty runners, from passionate amateurs to the world's elite, share the races they'll never forget. Every runner has a unique reason for competing: racing for the challenge, the achievement, the health benefits, or something more personal. But whether they are twenty-mile-a-day elite marathoners or twenty-mile-a-week recreational runners, each of them can invariably point to a singular performance as the best race i ever ran. MY BEST RACE is a collection of those singular performances. Fifty runners, from Olympians to courageous disabled athletes to middle- of-the-packers, share personal accounts of what they consider t…
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¿Fifty runners, from passionate amateurs to the world's elite, share the races they'll never forget. Every runner has a unique reason for competing: racing for the challenge, the achievement, the health benefits, or something more personal. But whether they are twenty-mile-a-day elite marathoners or twenty-mile-a-week recreational runners, each of them can invariably point to a singular performance as the best race i ever ran. MY BEST RACE is a collection of those singular performances. Fifty runners, from Olympians to courageous disabled athletes to middle- of-the-packers, share personal accounts of what they consider the best race they ever ran...and why. Contributors include:JEFF GALLOWAY: A top marathoner sacrifices his place on the Olympic marathon team by pacing his friend to the final qualifying spot.TRISHA MEILI: The woman once known only as The Central Park Jogger crosses the finish line in the race she founded to benefit disabled athletes, fourteen years after being left for dead from a brutal attack.ED EYESTONE: The unheralded runner comes out of nowhere to beat a previously undefeated state champion in a high school cross- country race, giving him the confidence to eventually become a four-time NCAA champion and two-time Olympian. With excitement, laughter, tears, and worn tread, fifty runners recount their inspiring races and personal achievements.
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-62681-599-5
- EAN: 9781626815995
- Produktnummer: 17430533
- Verlag: Diversion Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 236 S.
- Masse: H20.3 cm x B12.7 cm x D1.3 cm 236 g
- Gewicht: 236
Über den Autor
Chris Cooper is the author of Long May You Run: all. things. running, a collection of essays and observations to inspire, encourage, and challenge runners to maintain their passion for the sport as long as they live. He has been a runner for most of his life, with numerous road race victories and a sub-three-hour marathon among his achievements. A graduate of Pennsylvania State University, he is host of the blog Writing on the Run, and has worked in the fields of marketing and public opinion research for more than twenty-five years. Besides his interests in running and writing, Chris cultivates a passion for wine by working part-time at a local winery. He lives with his wife in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
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