The Drake Relays - America's Athletic Classic

The Drake Relays are one of the iconic events of track and field in the US. World and Olympic champions test their speed and stamina on the famed Blue Oval in Des Moines, Iowa, every April. But unlike most other top meets, this one also features college athletes and high school athletes, giving them the experience of competing on the same track with the elite in their sport. Photographer David Peterson has been covering the Drake Relays for nearly forty years. Drawing on an unmatched personal archive, he offers the pictures of a lifetime spent on the Blue Oval.

About the author

David Peterson won the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography in 1987 and again in 1991 for community service while working for the Des Moines Register. He has photographed thirty-seven Drake Relays for readers of the Topeka Capital-Journal, the Des Moines Register, and Track & Field News. His work has also appeared in National Geographic, numerous Harper-Collins photo books, Parenting Magazine, Newsweek, Smithsonian Magazine and the IOWAN. Before graduating from Kansas State University, he was a six-time All-American and Big Eight champion in track and field and served as team captain his senior year. A newspaper photojournalist for thirty-three years, Peterson now has his own business specialising in editorial, corporate and travel photography. He lives in Pleasant Hill, Iowa.

Product details

• Authors: David Peterson
• Assisted by: David Peterson (Photographs)
• Publisher: University Of Iowa Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2014
• EAN: 9781609382292
• ISBN: 978-1-60938-229-2
• No. of pages: 120
• Series: Iowa and the Midwest Experienc; Iowa and the Midwest Experience; Iowa and the Midwest Experience; Iowa and the Midwest Experienc
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV