Two hours : the quest to run the impossible marathon
Caesar, Ed2016
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Two hours, to cover 26 miles and 385 yards. It is running's Everest, a feat once seen as impossible for the human body. But now we can glimpse the mountain-top. The sub-two hour marathon will require an exceptional feat of speed, mental strength and endurance. The pioneer will have to endure more, live braver, plan better, and be luckier than his forbearers. So who is he? In this book, Ed Caesar takes us into the world of the elite of the elite: the greatest marathoners on earth. Through the stories of these rich characters, and their troubled lives, he traces the history of the marathon as well as the science, physiology and psychology involved in running so fast, for so long.
Main title:
Two hours : the quest to run the impossible marathon / Ed Caesar.
Author:
Caesar, Ed, author
Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2016.
Collation:
ix, 242 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: UK: Viking, 2015.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780670921904 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796.4252796.425 CAES796.4252 CAE
Language:
English
BRN:
1133099
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