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The mystery man threw off his disguise and started to run. Furious stewards gave chase. The crowd roared.

A legend was born. Soon the world would know him as 'the ghost runner'. John Tarrant. The extraordinary man whom nobody could stop. As a hapless teenage boxer in the 1950s, he'd been paid £17 expenses. When he wanted to run, he was banned for life. His amateur status had been compromised. Forever. Now he was fighting back, gatecrashing races all over Britain. No number on his shirt. No friends in high places. Soon he would be a record-breaker, one of the greatest long-distance runners the world has ever seen.

This is his true story: The Ghost Runner.

The Ghost Runner: The Tragedy of the Man They Couldn't Stop

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The mystery man threw off his disguise and started to run. Furious stewards gave chase. The crowd roared.A legend was... Read more

    Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
    Publication Date: 07/07/2011
    ISBN13: 9781845966065, 978-1845966065
    ISBN10: 1845966066

    Number of Pages: 368

    Non Fiction , Biography

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    The mystery man threw off his disguise and started to run. Furious stewards gave chase. The crowd roared.

    A legend was born. Soon the world would know him as 'the ghost runner'. John Tarrant. The extraordinary man whom nobody could stop. As a hapless teenage boxer in the 1950s, he'd been paid £17 expenses. When he wanted to run, he was banned for life. His amateur status had been compromised. Forever. Now he was fighting back, gatecrashing races all over Britain. No number on his shirt. No friends in high places. Soon he would be a record-breaker, one of the greatest long-distance runners the world has ever seen.

    This is his true story: The Ghost Runner.

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