Once a Runner

A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. Once a Runner captures the essence of what it means to be a competitive run ner; to devote your entire existence to a single-minded pursuit of excellen ce. 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 o f the author's car, the book eventually found its way into the hands of hig h 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 numb er 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 ficti onal Southeastern University whose lifelong dream is to run a four-minute m ile. 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 ath letic department. After he becomes involved in an athletes' protest, Cassid y 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.

Product Info

ISBN: 1416597883

ISBN-13: 9781416597889

Publisher: Scribner

Year: 2009

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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