A Race Like No Other: 26.2 Miles Through the Streets of New York by Liz Robbins

Description: A Race Like No Other by Liz Robbins Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A collection of stories of runners that are woven with a mile-by-mile portrait of New York City Marathon, one of the worlds largest marathon. Publisher Description Founded in 1970, New York Citys marathon is the most popular race in the world, with almost 40,000 competitors, two million fervent fans lining the course, and a worldwide television audience of more than 300 million. In a mile-by-mile account, New York Times sportswriter Liz Robbins captures the enormity of the event by interweaving the stories of a handful of participants both professional and amateur: Great Britains world-record holder and new mother Paula Radcliffe; Latvian-born two-time winner Jelena Prokopcuka; former champion Hendrick Ramaala from South Africa; a recovering alcoholic and mother of three who was in jail the last Marathon Sunday; a young cancer survivor running his first race; and others.A quirky supporting cast surrounds the central runners, including a man who has run every New York City Marathon since 1976 and the musicians and volunteers who contribute to the days festivities. In exploring why people push themselves through pain and how the city unites to celebrate their achievement, A Race Like No Other dashes through five boroughs and brings the reader to one breathless finish. Author Biography Liz Robbins, 38, has been a sportswriter for 17 years -- the last nine at the New York Times -- having covered marathons, the Olympics, tennis, and the NBA. She lives in New York, where she frequents the running trails of Central Park. Details ISBN 0061373141 ISBN-13 9780061373145 Title A Race Like No Other Author Liz Robbins Format Paperback Year 2009 Pages 368 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc GE_Item_ID:22637075; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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