 Boston Marathon:
The First Century of the World's Premier Running Event
Tom Derderian, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Bill Rodgers
Offering a complete history of the race - from the dirt-scratched
starting line of the first marathon in 1897 to the electronic start of
1995's race, this text reports on the results from each year and provides
an account that helps readers to relive the drama surrounding the people
who shaped each race - how they trained, the problems they encountered,
the sacrifices they made.
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