The Long Run - Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit, Grete Waitz, and the

A dramatic narrative telling the story behind the running and marathon boom of the 1970s and early 1980s, featuring the stories of Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Grete Waitz, and many others, and how a generation of runners turned a formerly obscure distance into a national obsession On September 3, 1970, the New York City Marathon was run for the first time. One hundred twenty-seven runners paid a $1 entry fee. The race was won by a Long Island firefighter who came to the starting line straight from his overnight shift. Only one woman competed. All but one runner was a New York resident. Fifty-four years later, nearly fifty thousand runners finished the same race. Nearly half were women. More than three times as many runners applied, and over two million spectators watched. Today, runners from all over the world run the NYC Marathon, and many others like it. Marathons are inclusive, fully global, and still exploding in popularity. How did we get from there to here? As Martin Dugard, long-time runner, running coach, and #1

Product details

• Authors: Martin Dugard, Dugard Martin
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 14.04.2026
• EAN: 9798217178483
• ISBN: 9798217178483
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Track and field athletics, gymnastics; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION / Running & Jogging, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Active outdoor pursuits, Biography: sport, Social and cultural history, Running and jogging