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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Liz Robbins |
| ISBN: | 0061373133 9780061373138 |
| OCLC Number: | 263822736 |
| Description: | 336 p., [16] p. of plates : map ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Huddled masses: the start, Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island -- Epic aspirations: Verrazano-Narrows Bridge -- Fairy-tale beginning: women's professional start -- A deliberate path: men's and mass start, the bridge to Bay Ridge -- Sole searching: miles 4 and 5, Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn -- Extra letter, extra help: mile 6, Fourth Avenue, Sunset Park, Brooklyn -- Second place: Mile Z Park Slope, Brooklyn -- "Gonna Fly Now": mile 8, Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn -- The Kenyan mystique: mile 9, entering Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn -- A modest mile: mile 10, Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg -- "Ain't no stopping us now": mile 11, Williamsburg -- Blintzes or bust: mile 12, Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn -- Details, details: mile 13.1, halfway mark, on the Pulaski Bridge -- Barbie goes to jail: mile 14, Long Island City, Queens -- Putting it on the line: mile 15, Queensboro Bridge, Queens to Manhattan -- Bond of brothers: mile 16, First Avenue, 59th Street to 72nd Street -- Zoo Lake: mile 1Z First Avenue, 72nd Street to 92nd Street -- Kings of quirk: mile 18, First Avenue, 92nd Street to 112th Street -- On the path of pioneers: mile 19, First Avenue, 112th Street to Willis Avenue Bridge -- The wall: mile 20, the Bronx -- Breathing new life: Mile 21, Fifth Avenue, Harlem -- Victory one: mile 22, Marcus Garvey Park to 103rd Street and Fifth Avenue -- Lungs of New York: mile 23, Fifth Avenue to Central Park -- What price glory? Ryan Shay (1979-2007): mile 24 Sunday; Mile 5 Saturday -- The race must go on: mile 25, East Drive to Central Park South -- Making the move: mile 26, Central Park South to West Drive -- Reasons and revelations: the finish line. |
| Responsibility: | Liz Robbins. |
Abstract:
Captures the enormity of the New York City Marathon through the prism of five representative athletes and the experiences that brought them to the starting line.
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"One of the great pleasures of running the Marathon for me was being among the masses of people. Thousand of personal stories drive runners to compete in New York each year. With the touch of a gifted storyteller, Liz Robbins brings to life the faces in the crowd, and draws the reader right into this amazing race."--Grete Waitz, nine-time winner of the New York City Marathon Read more...
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