A Long Time Coming: Running through the women's marathon revolution

by Jacqueline Hansen

Women had to travel a long, hard road to equality in long-distance running. The 26.2-mile distance was the least of this effort. In the 1960s, when Jacqueline Hansen began running, the longest Olympic women's race was 800 meters - less than half a mile. She grew up with the sport, running her first marathon in 1972, winning the Boston Marathon in 1973, then setting world records in 1974 (first sub-2:45 time for a woman) and 1975 (with the first sub-2:40)...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 148404522X
• ISBN13: 9781484045220
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"