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9781585748280

26 Miles to Boston : The Boston Marathon Experience from Hopkinton to Copley Square

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  • ISBN13:

    9781585748280

  • ISBN10:

    1585748285

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-03-01
  • Publisher: Lyons Pr

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Summary

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 Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Forewords
Johnny Kelley vii
Bill Rodgers ix
Utta Pippig xi
Introduction xiii
Part I: Stretching Out
1(50)
The Genesis
3(4)
Six Months to Glory
7(6)
Marathon Year
13(10)
Marathon Week
23(14)
Marathon Day
37(14)
Part II: Race for the Ages
51(187)
Mile 1
53(10)
Mile 2
63(6)
Mile 3
69(3)
Mile 4
72(8)
Mile 5
80(8)
Mile 6
88(4)
Mile 7
92(10)
Mile 8
102(4)
Mile 9
106(6)
Mile 10
112(7)
Mile 11
119(5)
Mile 12
124(7)
Mile 13
131(7)
Mile 14
138(6)
Mile 15
144(5)
Mile 16
149(6)
Mile 17
155(9)
Mile 18
164(6)
Mile 19
170(5)
Mile 20
175(9)
Mile 21
184(9)
Mile 22
193(5)
Mile 23
198(8)
Mile 24
206(6)
Mile 25
212(6)
Mile 26
218(14)
385 Yards
232(6)
Part III: Rejoice! We Conquer!
238(35)
Crossing the Line
239(9)
Trials and Tribulations
248(5)
Ice Bags and Cold Beers
253(10)
Epilogue
263(10)
Appendices
Men's Open Champions
266(4)
Women's Open Champions
270(2)
Men's Wheelchair Champions
272(1)
Women's Wheelchair Champions
273

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