Running for their lives : the extraordinary story of Britain's greatest distance runners
Whitaker, Mark2012
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In 1928 two extraordinary Englishmen competed in an unprecedented and fearsome event - a transcontinental road race across America that required them to run an average of 40 miles for 80 consecutive days. They were to become the most famous long-distance runners in the world. This book tells their story.
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London : Yellow Jersey, 2012.
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358 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780224082587 (hbk)0224082582 (hbk)9781409019640 (ebook)1409019640 (ebook)
Dewey class:
796.4'25'0922
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English
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BRN:
109912
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