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9780816637584

Staying the Course

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  • ISBN13:

    9780816637584

  • ISBN10:

    081663758X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-01-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Minnesota Pr
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Summary

The controversial career of marathon runner Dick Beardsley is featured in this unique look inside the head of a distance runner as it describes his difficult life, what life is like as a celebrated athlete, and many struggles to overcome obtacles ranging

Author Biography

Dick Beardsley is a professional speaker, fishing guide, and radio announcer. He broke numerous marathon records and still holds the records for Grandma's Marathon in Duluth and the Napa Valley Marathon Maureen Anderson is a writer and award-winning radio journalist

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
My Kind of Sport
1(28)
Getting My Hopes Up
29(30)
The Road to Boston
59(32)
The Boston Marathon
91(20)
A Change of Pace
111(20)
An Accident Happening
131(30)
The Toughest Race
161(14)
The Road to Recovery
175

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