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Title: Staying the Course: A Runner's Toughest Race by Dick Beardsley, Maureen Anderson ISBN: 0-8166-3758-X Publisher: Univ of Minnesota Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: February, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A wonderful read!
Comment: I started running ~ 2 yrs ago. My wife got me the book, but I hadn't heard of Dick so the book sat. One evening I picked it up to see what it was all about and I was instantly and uncontrollably sucked in. Dick's story starts in HS where he went out for the football team, which lasted a few minutes. Then a friend suggested XC, and Dick fell in love with what turned out to be his calling -- running.
The story refers to 5/10K events, and explains how Dick got into Marathons (a whim). It then follows the course of the multitude of Marathons he ran in.
Dick had his battles in life too, as we all do, a theme that repeated itself. Dick had some very tough times, but in the end he prevailed. Big time!
My friend Mat just got back from Boston Marathon '03; Mat brought back an autograph from Dick for me. Having read his book, and knowing what a great guy Dick is, this will be treasured for years to come.
Net, net, it's a must read.
Rex
Rating: 4
Summary: Run Tall and Stay Strong
Comment: This book is about the life of a runner named Dick Beardsley. It talks about his life goals in running and how he got into a bad habbit of using pain killers. The book takes place in the mainland, and not in a certain place because he traveled a lot to race. See i am a runner so i like the book because it gave me the motivation to go on when the going gets tough. If i compare this book to other book i would say it is not the best running book i have read but, it is better than the other types of books i have read. I think if you are a runner you will really like the book cause it teaches you to be tough in a race and some pointers on how to run marathons. If you do not run i dont think you will have a strong liking with this book. It can get kind of boring a some parts, but the parts that tell about his races really made me want to read on, so if you are a runner i think this book is better for you than if you are not a runner. So be a runner!
Rating: 5
Summary: Great fast read, but missing some points.
Comment: This book is an entertaining fast read. However, certain details in Beardsley's life are strangely glossed over: Alcoholic parents/meeting his wife. The first hand account of the (famous) 82'Boston Marathon is so stunning and awsome, it leaves the rest of the book dangling.
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Title: Cold Clear Day: The Athletic Biography of Buddy Edelen by Frank J. Murphy, Hal Higdon ISBN: 096292430X Publisher: Windsprint Pr Pub. Date: 01 January, 1992 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Once a Runner by John L. Jr. Parker ISBN: 0915297019 Publisher: Cedarwinds Publishing Company Pub. Date: May, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Runner and the Path: An Athlete's Quest for Meaning in Postmodern Corporate America by Dean Ottati ISBN: 1891369288 Publisher: Breakaway Books Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Sub 4:00: Alan Webb and the Quest for the Fastest Mile by Chris Lear ISBN: 157954746X Publisher: Rodale Press Pub. Date: 18 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Running with The Buffaloes: A Season Inside with Mark Wetmore, Adam Goucher, and the University of Colorado Men's Cross-Country Team by Chris Lear ISBN: 1585743283 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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