Staying The Course: A Runner's Toughest Race

Title

Staying The Course: A Runner's Toughest Race

Authors

Dick Beardsley

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Description

For a moment Dick Beardsley became the most famous runner in the world by losing a race. In the 1982 Boston Marathon, Beardsley, foiled by a motorcycle that cut him off, finished two seconds behind Alberto Salazar in one of the most memorable contests in marathon history. Staying the Course recounts that race and the difficult years that followed, including his recovery from a near-fatal farm accident, his subsequent addiction to painkillers, and a public arrest for forging prescriptions. His story of overcoming obstacles speaks to anyone who loves competition, who has survived catastrophe, or who has pursued a seemingly impossible goal.

ISBN

978-0816637591

Publication Date

2002

Publisher

University of Minnesota Press

Staying The Course: A Runner's Toughest Race

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