- Taschenbuch: 664 Seiten
- Verlag: Human Kinetics Publishers; Auflage: 2 Sub (Februar 1996)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0880114797
- ISBN-13: 978-0880114790
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,8 x 15,1 x 3,5 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 2.322.132 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Offering a complete history of the race - from the dirt-scratched starting line of the first marathon in 1897 to the electronic start of 1995's race, this text reports on the results from each year and provides an account that helps readers to relive the drama surrounding the people who shaped each race - how they trained, the problems they encountered, the sacrifices they made.
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Offering a complete history of the race - from the dirt-scratched starting line of the first marathon in 1897 to the electronic start of 1995's race, this text reports on the results from each year and provides an account that helps readers to relive the drama surrounding the people who shaped each race - how they trained, the problems they encountered, the sacrifices they made.
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Between 1897 and 1909 the U.S. and the world saw an American president shot and killed; work start on the Panama Canal; the suppression of the "Boxer" rebellion in Peking, China; Jack London write Call of the Wild; and the Wright Brothers fly the first airplanes (though the idea of flight for anything except entertainment did not ignite until the Great War in 1914). Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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Between 1897 and 1909 the U.S. and the world saw an American president shot and killed; work start on the Panama Canal; the suppression of the "Boxer" rebellion in Peking, China; Jack London write Call of the Wild; and the Wright Brothers fly the first airplanes (though the idea of flight for anything except entertainment did not ignite until the Great War in 1914). Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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As satisfying as a marathon PR!
8. Juni 2001
Format:Taschenbuch
Running fanatics will become as obssessed with reading this book as they are with completing their daily workouts. Derderian combines rich, journalistic descriptions of each year's race with engaging biographies of individual runners -- winners and non-winners alike -- many of whose stories are chronicled across successive chapters. The book should be especially pleasing to those interested in reliving the era of American marathon dominance in the 1970s and 1980s: they'll not only get to read more about Bill Rodgers and Joan Benoit Samuelson, but will also be treated to vivid and inspiring accounts of perennial also rans like Tom Fleming and Patti Lyons Castalano. Equally fascinating are the tales of the Japanese, Finnish, and Kenyan runners who have enjoyed their own periods of preeminence over the years. If you are training for an upcoming marathon, you should definitely keep this volume close at hand for motivation.
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The Boston Marathon until 1994
2. August 2007
Format:Taschenbuch
The book gets quite tedious towards the end, but the stories about the earliest races, as well as the arrival of women in the 1960s, are very interesting.
Each year's story concludes with a list of the top finishers, which after 1966 included women (although not officially until 1972). The way the earliest women runners dressed (Carol Brady blouses and beehive hairdos) almost merit another star in itself. In an unfortunate twist of fate, Uta Pippig, the German champion featured on the cover, was later stripped of many of her awards when it was discovered that she used performance-enhancing drugs.
Each year's story concludes with a list of the top finishers, which after 1966 included women (although not officially until 1972). The way the earliest women runners dressed (Carol Brady blouses and beehive hairdos) almost merit another star in itself. In an unfortunate twist of fate, Uta Pippig, the German champion featured on the cover, was later stripped of many of her awards when it was discovered that she used performance-enhancing drugs.
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Comprehensive Collection of Boston Marathon History--Run on!
26. September 2001
Format:Taschenbuch
I picked this book up while getting ready to run in the 104th running of Boston and it truly heightened the whole experience. It enabled you to pick out the landmarks throughout the course (Kenmore Square, Newton Hills, the 25 mile Citgo Sign, the screaming Wellesley girls/I high-fived one of them, the Brookline cemetery in the netherworlds of the last 5-6 miles) and most of all get a good grasp and appreciation on the history that had run before.
It's amazing what a complete detailed history the author was able to put together and how he was able to pick out a unique individual aspect from each race. What stands out are the American Indians running at the turn of last century with Tom Longboat, Clarence DeMar's dominance in the 20's, Kelly Senior and Junior, Bill Rodgers, Ibrahim Hussein, and Cosmas Ndeti. They are all there with details from the race, details from the runner's lives, details of the victories, and more interesting details of the not quite victorious. What really stands out is the focus on the plight of women runners in the marathon and how difficult it was for them to break the barrier in the 60's to enter the race. Bobbie Gibb, Kathrine Switzer, and Sara Mae Berman were true pioneers and had to face harassment from race officials to even be allowed to run in the prestigious Boston Athletic Association great race. Perhaps my favorite story though is that of Rosie Ruiz in 1980 that jumped the barrier from the ranks of the spectators and ran the last miles and took credit for the women's victory for a contentious period of time. She proved a little mentally unbalanced and to this day swears she won the race. This book captures all those quirky details and puts together a great history of what the 26.2-mile jaunt in Boston is all about.
I hold back giving this 5-stars because the non-runners may not find this book so engaging as myself, but if you care about the sport and especially if you are getting ready to run Boston don't miss picking up this book. Boston only gets more interesting year from year as a South Korean broke the Kenyan dominance last year and maybe just maybe Fatuma Roba will take the laurel wreath away from Catherine Ndereba.
The people of Boston love this race as is evidenced by not a single stretch of the course passing by without throngs of spectators handing you oranges, water, beer. Consequently the rest of the world has caught on to the enthusiasm of the Bostonians, as Boston has become the marathon to run. There is prestige, there is sweat, there is heartache and heartbreak, and there is a wonderful history all captured in this book. Run on.
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