26 Miles to Boston: A Guide to the World's Most Famous Marathon26 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. |
Contents
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It Started HereAshland | 23 |
Pedigree | 27 |
Sisters | 33 |
SelfActualization | 40 |
Black Diamond | 129 |
Work | 141 |
Mom and Dad | 147 |
Nana Connelly | 153 |
Just Be There | 158 |
Takes Two to Run | 163 |
The Horror The Horror | 169 |
Duels | 178 |
Able | 53 |
Talent Is Overrated | 61 |
Risk and Reward | 75 |
Open Race | 84 |
Thank You for Your Service | 89 |
Practice Not Quitting | 95 |
The Boston Marathon Community | 106 |
Not Alone | 113 |
Overcome | 121 |
The Orbiting World | 187 |
Adoption | 192 |
Living in the Present | 199 |
Where Dreams Come True | 206 |
Rejoice We Conquer | 210 |
Appendix | 216 |
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26 Miles to Boston: A Guide to the World's Most Famous Marathon Michael Connelly No preview available - 2020 |
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