Reyes del asfalto: La época dorada del running en Estados Unidos (Spanish Edition) - Softcover
The economic crisis of the 1970s led to a golden era of running in the United States. This book tells the story of three running greats who captivated the American public from 1972 to 1981. Frank Shorter took home the gold medal in 1972’s Olympic marathon, making Americans—longtime admirers of baseball and football—take notice of distance running. In the summer of 1978, a junior from the University of Oregon named Alberto Salazar faced Olympic champion Frank Shorter and Boston Marathon champion Bill Rodgers at the Falmouth Road Race. Salazar lost in the last mile to Rodgers’s record-setting time, nearly dying from exhaustion. Shorter, Salazar, and Rodgers developed a great rivalry, each pushing the others to succeed, and their success fueled a lazy nation to become more active. While the sport’s popularity has never been matched since, although the United States is currently experiencing a running boom, this stirring narrative of three men hurtling themselves toward greatness is sure to inspire today’s runners.
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Cameron Stracher is a lawyer, a writer, and an avid runner. He is the owner of a media law practice and has written for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal among other publications. He is the author of Dinner with Dad, Double Billing, The Laws of Return, and The Water Wars. He lives in Westport, Connecticut.
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“Essential reading for runners both competitive and casual.” —Kirkus Reviews, on the English-language edition
“Combining a novelist's eye for character and detail with an historian's insight into patterns and connections, Cameron Stracher's Kings of the Road delivers a rollicking, informed account of the rise of the American running movement. Bringing the 1970s alive in all their brokenness, weirdness, and hope, Stracher shows how distance running helped define a generation. Kings of the Road rekindles Baby Boomer memories while introducing younger readers to an overlooked piece of sporting and social history.” —John Brant, author, Duel in the Sun, on the English-language edition
“Cameron Stracher recaptures the wonder, energy, and excitement of American road racing from 1972 to 1982. With amazing detail and action, he follows Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers, and Alberto Salazar to their greatest victories in an era when they became national sports icons.” —Amby Burfoot, winner, 1968 Boston Marathon, and editor at large, Runner's World magazine, on the English-language edition
“Combining a novelist's eye for character and detail with an historian's insight into patterns and connections, Cameron Stracher's Kings of the Road delivers a rollicking, informed account of the rise of the American running movement. Bringing the 1970s alive in all their brokenness, weirdness, and hope, Stracher shows how distance running helped define a generation. Kings of the Road rekindles Baby Boomer memories while introducing younger readers to an overlooked piece of sporting and social history.” —John Brant, author, Duel in the Sun, on the English-language edition
“Cameron Stracher recaptures the wonder, energy, and excitement of American road racing from 1972 to 1982. With amazing detail and action, he follows Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers, and Alberto Salazar to their greatest victories in an era when they became national sports icons.” —Amby Burfoot, winner, 1968 Boston Marathon, and editor at large, Runner's World magazine, on the English-language edition
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Book Description Condition: New. Idioma/Language: Español. Era 1978. Jimmy Carter era el presidente de los EE. UU. , el precio de la gasolina estaba por las nubes y los norteamericanos se apretaban los cinturones subyugados por la crisis económica. Sin embargo, en las librerías, «The Complete Book of Running» de Jim Fixx se vendía como rosquillas. La medalla de oro de Frank Shorter en la maratón de los Juegos Olímpicos de Múnich de 1972 había puesto las carreras de larga distancia en el mapa y conquistado a un público cuyas preferencias estaban en el béisbol y el fútbol americano. De pronto, la práctica del jogging pasó a llamarse running y parecía que América entera hubiera descubierto su verdadera pasión. Ese verano, un joven de la Universidad de Oregón, Alberto Salazar, se enfrentó en la durísima Falmouth Road Race a Frank Shorter, el campeón olímpico, y a Bill Rodgers, el campeón de la Maratón de Boston. Salazar sucumbió en el último kilómetro ante Rodgers que batió el récord de la prueba y acabó al borde de la extenuación. Se habían sentado las bases de una rivalidad histórica. Para Shorter, Rodgers y Salazar, correr era tan conflictivo y dramático como un combate Ali-Foreman. Cada uno luchaba por superar los hitos conquistados por los otros dos y, por ello, contribuían a que sus competidores lo dieran todo en cada nuevo reto. En consecuencia, sus triunfos impulsaron a una nación indolente que languidecía frente al televisor a aparcar el mando a distancia, calzarse las zapatillas deportivas y salir a quemar el asfalto. «Reyes del asfalto» cuenta la historia del running durante sus años de esplendor, de 1972 a 1982, cuando Shorter, Rodgers y Salazar conquistaron el imaginario del público norteamericano. Cuando hoy en día el running experimenta un boom parecido a escala planetaria, «Reyes del asfalto» evoca aquellos tiempos en los que tres hombres lucharon por sacar lo mejor de sí mismos para lograr lo inalcanzable y arrastraron consigo a todo un país en su carrera hacia la gloria. *** Nota: Los envíos a España peninsular, Baleares y Canarias se realizan a través de mensajería urgente. No aceptamos pedidos con destino a Ceuta y Melilla. Seller Inventory # 9872675
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