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26 MILES TO BOSTON
THE BOSTON MARATHON EXPERIENCE FROM HOPKINTON TO COPLEY SQUARE |
| By: |
Michael Connelly |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£12.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1585748285 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781585748280 |
| Publisher: |
GLOBE PEQUOT PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 May, 2003 |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
A portrait of what it feels like to run America''s most prestigious long-distance race: the 26-mile, 385-yard course of the Boston Marathon. It features mile-by-mile sights and sounds experienced by the runners, the history of those who have competed in the event, and photographs and maps. |
| Synopsis: |
26 MILES TO BOSTON slips squarely into the running shoes and minds of the athletes as they traverse the 26-mile, 385-yard course of America's most venerated long-distance race. From suburban Hopkinton, Massachusetts, to the center of metropolitan Boston, here are the mile-by-mile sights and sounds experienced by the runners. Interwoven throughout is the colorful history of the men and women of manifold skills who have competed in this preeminent event over the span of more than a century. Profusely illustrated with photographs and maps, 26 MILES TO BOSTON is a book for anyone who's ever wondered what it might be like to run the Boston Marathon. |
| Illustrations: |
b&w photographs, maps |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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