The World of Marathons

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THE WORLD OF Marathons thrill everyone, They attract elite athletes, ordinary runners, and populations of whole cities. They have become international Street festivals and today, all over the world, each marathon reflects a particular city's own climate, people, and spirit. Sandy Treadwell, a sportswriter and five-time marathoner, collected the lowdown on twenty-six of the greatest marathons on five continents. In his lively prose, he captures the personality of races in settings both distant-Tanzania, Iceland, Brazil, China- and familiar-New York, Boston, Chicago, London. There are surprises everywhere: Fifty-two hills in Bermuda, hot tubs in Melbourne, and a ninety-six percent completion rate in Dublin (probably due to encouragement from the sidelines). Whether writing from near or far, the author always makes us feel as if we're there. The book provides the information to get us there, too: names of race directors, addresses, dates, and entry requirements. There are twenty-six... Tovább

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THE WORLD OF Marathons thrill everyone, They attract elite athletes, ordinary runners, and populations of whole cities. They have become international Street festivals and today, all over the world, each marathon reflects a particular city's own climate, people, and spirit. Sandy Treadwell, a sportswriter and five-time marathoner, collected the lowdown on twenty-six of the greatest marathons on five continents. In his lively prose, he captures the personality of races in settings both distant-Tanzania, Iceland, Brazil, China- and familiar-New York, Boston, Chicago, London. There are surprises everywhere: Fifty-two hills in Bermuda, hot tubs in Melbourne, and a ninety-six percent completion rate in Dublin (probably due to encouragement from the sidelines). Whether writing from near or far, the author always makes us feel as if we're there. The book provides the information to get us there, too: names of race directors, addresses, dates, and entry requirements. There are twenty-six full-color course maps, and photographs of medals and trophies from all the races that give them. The book itself is like a trophy for runners, in fact. With words and pictures, it captures all the joy, agony, determination, and triumph of the race-from the very first Start, through the Course in all its twenty-six variations, to the record setting Finishes. It is not only an information source but a beautiful keepsake. There are 165 color photos-the best from each race-and 5 historical black-and-whites. The author has prepared an accurate' pace chart, which is reproduced at the back of the book. Vissza