Description
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.
Author: Michael Connelly
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 02/25/2020
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781493046393
ISBN10: 149304639X
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Track & Field
- Sports & Recreation | Running & Jogging
Author: Michael Connelly
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 02/25/2020
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781493046393
ISBN10: 149304639X
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Track & Field
- Sports & Recreation | Running & Jogging
About the Author
MICHAEL CONNELLY competed in the 1996 Boston marathon on the race's centennial anniversary and crossed the finish line experiencing "immeasurable joy, satisfaction, and pain." An executive with a Boston area bank, he lives with his family in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.