LONG RUN TO GLORY, THE STORY OF THE GREATEST MARATHON IN OLYMPIC HISTORY AND THE WOMEN WHO MADE IT HAPPEN, Stephen Lane
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LONG RUN TO GLORY, THE STORY OF THE GREATEST MARATHON IN OLYMPIC HISTORY AND THE WOMEN WHO MADE IT HAPPEN, Stephen Lane
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-255) and index
resource.biographical
collective biography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
LONG RUN TO GLORY
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Stephen Lane
Sub title
THE STORY OF THE GREATEST MARATHON IN OLYMPIC HISTORY AND THE WOMEN WHO MADE IT HAPPEN
Summary
"At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, four of the greatest marathoners of all time lined up for one of the most important and long-awaited races in history. They were American Joan Benoit, Norwegians Grete Waitz and Ingrid Kristiansen, and Portugal's Rosa Mota. This is their story, and the story of the first ever women's Olympic marathon"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Introduction. Prelude -- Part 1. Kicking Down the Door: The Pioneer Era, 1966-1972 -- Proof of Concept: Crazylegs, New York, 1972 -- Interlude -- Party in the USA! America, the 1970s -- A Star is Born: Grete Waitz, New York 1978 -- Hat or Beer: Joan Benoit, Boston 1979 -- Interlude -- A World of (Limited) Opportunity: Waitz and Benoit, 1978-1979 -- Victory: Hansen, Switzer, and the Alphabet Soup, 1980-81 -- Part 2. Interlude -- The Enemy Within: Waitz and Benoit, 1980-1981 -- For Love and Money: Roe and Waitz, 1981 -- Interlude -- Out with the Old? Benoit and Waitz, 1981-1982 -- Don't Call it a Comeback: Benoit and Waitz, 1982-1983 -- Interlude -- Part 3. Groundwork: Olympia and the World, 1983-1984 -- The Trials Before the Trials: Benoit, Spring 1984 --The Trials: America's Best, May 12, 1984 -- The Games: Los Angeles, 1984 -- The Race: Los Angeles, August 5, 1984 -- Interlude -- Part 4. The Day After -- Twilight -- Dusk -- Postlude