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Hardcover:
9781476769868 | Scribner, July 14, 2015, cover price $26.00
Product Description: "It won't matter whether or not you've attempted an ultra, or whether or not you even dream of one. If you enjoy running and reading, you'll want this book."âDavid Meyers, Running JournalThe best writers in the sport of running describe the last frontier of long-distance events: races longer than a marathon...read more
Paperback:
9781891369926 | Reprint edition (Breakaway Books, September 6, 2011), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: "It won't matter whether or not you've attempted an ultra, or whether or not you even dream of one.
Product Description: From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Once a Runner" the best novel ever written about running ("Runner s World") comes that novel s prequel, the story of a world-class athlete coming of age in the 1950s and 60s on Florida s Gold Coast...read more
CD/Spoken Word:
9781504625005 | Unabridged edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, July 13, 2011), cover price $100.00 | About this edition: From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Once a Runner" the best novel ever written about running ("Runner s World") comes that novel s prequel, the story of a world-class athlete coming of age in the 1950s and 60s on Florida s Gold Coast.
9781504625012 | Mp3 una edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, July 13, 2011), cover price $29.95
Paperback:
9781891369841 | 3 edition (Breakaway Books, August 1, 2009), cover price $19.95
9780915297252 | 2nd edition (Cedarwinds Pub Co, April 1, 1998), cover price $14.95
Once a Runner captures the essence of what it means to be a competitive runner; to devote your entire existence to a single-minded pursuit of excellence. It has become one of the most beloved sports novels ever written. Originally self-published in 1978 and sold at road races out of the trunk of the author's car, the book eventually found its way into the hands of high school, college, and postgraduate athletes all over the country. Reading it became a rite of passage on many teams, and tattered copies were handed down like sacred texts from generation to generation. It ranked as the number one most sought-after out-of-print book in the United States in 2007. Once a Runner is the story of Quenton Cassidy, a collegiate runner at fictional Southeastern University whose lifelong dream is to run a four-minute mile. He is less than a second away when the political and cultural turmoil of the Vietnam War era intrudes into the staid recesses of his school's athletic department. After he becomes involved in an athletes' protest, Cassidy is suspended from his track team. Under the tutelage of his friend and mentor, Bruce Denton, a graduate student and former Olympic gold medalist, Cassidy gives up his scholarship, his girlfriend, and possibly his future to withdraw to a monastic retreat in the countryside and begin training for the race of his life: a head-to-head match with the greatest miler in history. This book is a rare insider's account of the incredibly intense lives of elite distance runners; an inspiring, funny, and spot-on tale of one man's quest to become a champion.
Hardcover:
9781416597889 | Scribner, April 7, 2009, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Once a Runner captures the essence of what it means to be a competitive runner; to devote your entire existence to a single-minded pursuit of excellence.
Paperback:
9780915297016 | Cedarwinds Pub Co, May 1, 1998, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: This is the inspirational cult classic that Runner's World (and many others) have called "the best novel ever written about running".
CD/Spoken Word:
9781441800879 | Unabridged edition (Brilliance Audio, August 15, 2009), cover price $29.99
9781441800893 | Mp3 una edition (Brilliance Audio, August 15, 2009), cover price $24.99 | About this edition: Once a Runner captures the essence of what it means to be a competitive runner; to devote your entire existence to a single-minded pursuit of excellence.
Product Description: Once a Runner captures the essence of what it means to be a competitive runner; to devote your entire existence to a single-minded pursuit of excellence. It has become one of the most beloved sports novels ever written. Originally self-published in 1978 and sold at road races out of the trunk of the authorâs car, reading the book became a rite of passage for many runners, and tattered copies were handed down like sacred texts from generation to generation...read more
CD/Spoken Word:
9781441800886 | Unabridged edition (Brilliance Audio Lib Edn, August 15, 2009), cover price $87.97 | About this edition: Once a Runner captures the essence of what it means to be a competitive runner; to devote your entire existence to a single-minded pursuit of excellence.
9781441800909 | Mp3 una edition (Brilliance Audio Lib Edn, August 15, 2009), cover price $39.97 | About this edition: Once a Runner captures the essence of what it means to be a competitive runner; to devote your entire existence to a single-minded pursuit of excellence.
Hardcover:
9781891369773 | Breakaway Books, November 26, 2007, cover price $23.95
9781891369506 | Breakaway Books, October 30, 2005, cover price $23.95
Paperback:
9781439192481 | Reprint edition (Scribner, September 28, 2010), cover price $17.00
Product Description: Parker's writing is as powerful as ever in this entrancing non-fiction collection of profile and essays. What really made Jim Ryun tick? Why did Jim Fixx really die? What is the Cinnamon Bun Theory and what does it have to do with Pat Porter, high altitude sickness, and four national cross country championships? Readers will find the answers to such questions and a great deal more in his latest work...read more
Paperback:
9780915297245 | Cedarwinds Pub Co, May 1, 1998, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Parker's writing is as powerful as ever in this entrancing non-fiction collection of profile and essays.
Paperback:
9780915297115 | Cedarwinds Pub Co, March 1, 1993, cover price $6.95
A running manual specifically geared to the competitive long-distance runner considers the particular talents that make running easier, shows how to develop the heart, lungs, and muscles, and explores the physical trauma of the end race
Paperback:
9780867210965 | Jove Pubns, May 1, 1982, cover price $2.50 | About this edition: A running manual specifically geared to the competitive long-distance runner considers the particular talents that make running easier, shows how to develop the heart, lungs, and muscles, and explores the physical trauma of the end race
Hardcover:
9780916302238 | Bookworm Pub Co, June 1, 1978, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Book by Parker, John L.
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