The Lure of Long Distances: Why We Run

by Robin Harvie

Book Overview

Robin Harvie was a fairly ordinary runner. He ran his first marathon after a bet. Then he found that although he couldn't run fast, he could run long distances -- very long. A casual hobby turned into a 120-miles-a-week obsession, and a training route along the River Thames morphed into a promise to himself that he would tackle the oldest and toughest footrace on earth: the Spartathlon from Athens to Sparta. This race, a recreation of Pheidippides's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1610390202
• ISBN13: 9781610390200
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.5"