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Stracher, Cameron.
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Shorter, Frank, 1947-
Rodgers, Bill, 1947-
Salazar, Alberto, 1958-
Long-distance runners -- United States -- Biography.
Long-distance running -- History -- 20th century.
Marathon running -- History.
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Stracher, Cameron.
Shorter, Frank, 1947-
Rodgers, Bill, 1947-
Salazar, Alberto, 1958-
Long-distance runners -- United States -- Biography.
Long-distance running -- History -- 20th century.
Marathon running -- History.
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Kings of the road : how Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers, and Alberto Salazar made running go boom / Cameron Stracher.
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Stracher, Cameron.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
Call #:
796
.4240922
S894k
Subjects
Shorter, Frank, 1947-
Rodgers, Bill, 1947-
Salazar, Alberto, 1958-
Long-distance runners -- United States -- Biography.
Long-distance running -- History -- 20th century.
Marathon running -- History.
ISBN:
9780547773964 (hc.)
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xv, 224 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Duo in the sun (1978) -- Birth of the boom (1972) -- A man. A plan. A road race (1973) -- "Will Rogers" and the car he drove in with (1974) -- Cuba libre (1965-1975) -- The good die young (May 30, 1975) -- Boston Billy (1974-1975) -- Showdown at noon (1975) -- Cheaters prosper (1976) -- Three for the road (1976) -- New York, New York (1976) -- The ligaments that bind (1977) -- Show me the money (1977) -- Death's door (1978) -- Foreign footsteps (1979) -- A brave new world (1980) -- The king is dead. Long live the king (1981) -- Boom's end (1982).
Summary:
"The golden era of running--the 1970s--as seen through running greats, Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers, and Alberto Salazar. Frank Shorter's gold medal in the 1972 Olympic marathon had put distance running in the mind of a public enamored of baseball and football. Suddenly, the odd activity of "jogging" became "running." That summer, a junior from the University of Oregon named Alberto Salazar went head to head with Olympic champion Frank Shorter and Boston Marathon champion Bill Rodgers at the Falmouth Road Race, losing in the last mile to Rodgers's record-setting 32:21, nearly dying in the process, and setting the stage for a great rivalry. In Shorter, Rodgers, and Salazar, running had its conflict and drama like boxing had Ali and Foreman, like basketball had Russell and Chamberlain. Each man built on what the other achieved, and each pushed the other to succeed. Their successes, in turn, fueled a nation of coach potatoes to put down the remote and lace up their sneakers"--Provided by publishers.
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