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The gripping memoir of a record-holding marathoner - now in paperback!

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"There are faster and more decorated runners than Dick Beardsley, but probably none with a more compelling life story. You'll want to read this book in one big gulp, then return again and again for inspiration both on and off the roads." -New York Runner
"In the long run, Beardsley's book is a winner." -Pioneer Press

Table of Contents
Contents Acknowledgements Introduction My Kind of Sport Getting My Hopes Up The Road to Boston The Boston Marathon A Change of Pace An Accident Happening The Toughest Race The Road to Recovery

Staying The Course A Runners Toughest Race

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A Paperback by Dick Beardsley, Maureen Anderson

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    Publisher: MP - University Of Minnesota Press
    Publication Date: 7/19/2004 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780816637591, 978-0816637591
    ISBN10: 0816637598
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    The gripping memoir of a record-holding marathoner - now in paperback!

    Trade Review
    "There are faster and more decorated runners than Dick Beardsley, but probably none with a more compelling life story. You'll want to read this book in one big gulp, then return again and again for inspiration both on and off the roads." -New York Runner
    "In the long run, Beardsley's book is a winner." -Pioneer Press

    Table of Contents
    Contents Acknowledgements Introduction My Kind of Sport Getting My Hopes Up The Road to Boston The Boston Marathon A Change of Pace An Accident Happening The Toughest Race The Road to Recovery

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