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A Race Like No Other: 26.2 Miles Through the Streets of New York
Contributor(s): Robbins, Liz (Author)
ISBN: 0061373141     ISBN-13: 9780061373145
Publisher: Harper Perennial
OUR PRICE:   $19.94  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2009
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Annotation: In a mile-by-mile account of the most popular marathon in the world, "New York Times" sportswriter Robbins captures the enormity of the New York City event by interweaving the stories of a handful of participants both professional and amateur.
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BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Running & Jogging
- Sports & Recreation | Track & Field
- Sports & Recreation | Training
Dewey: 796.425
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.61 lbs) 368 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

"Gets closer to this marathon than an avenue railbird, and it leaves impressions not fleeting, but lasting."

--Sports Illustrated

The New York City Marathon is considered one of the nation's--and the world's--premier sporting events. A reporter for the New York Times, Liz Robbins brings the color, the history, the electricity of this remarkable annual competition alive in A Race Like No Other. Centering her narrative around the fabled 2007 running, Robbins captures all the intensity of the grand event, following the runners--both professional and amateur--along 26.2 grueling miles through the streets of New York, from the starting line at the Verrazano Narrows Bridge to the finish line in Central Park, and offering fascinating portraits of marathon legends like the race's charismatic founder, the late Fred Lebow, and nine-time champion Grete Waitz. The Wall Street Journal raves: "Robbins nails the race, painting a broad, impressionistic portrait of what I consider New York's greatest day." No other book captures the excitement of the New York City Marathon like A Race Like No Other.

Contributor Bio(s): Robbins, Liz: -

A sportswriter for seventeen years--the last nine at the New York Times--Liz Robbins has covered marathons, the Olympics, tennis, and the NBA. She lives in New York City and frequents the running trails of Central Park.