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This book charts the attempts of a totally unfit 39-year-old Londoner to run the ulitmate distance: the 26.2 miles of the New YOrk Marathon.
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In his months of inconsistent training leading up to the event inspired by a battle in 4th century B.C., Russell Taylor brings us:
Inspiring words of encouragement
" ‘Only nine miles to go,’ I find myself thinking. This wrenches me out of my reverie. Since when has the prefix "only" ever been applied to the predicate "nine miles" unless one is traveling in a jet aircraft?"
Dramatic conflict
"One man is running backwards. Please God, don’t let him beat me."
Empirically validated revisions to age-old coaching techniques
"I am already starting to appreciate the inverse relationship that exists between alcoholic intake and successful visits to the gym the next morning. I know that I should give up booze. . .[but] stopping drinking all at once would give as big a shock to my system as trying to run 26.2 miles straight off."
About the Author
Russell Taylor is responsible for the words of the Alex cartoon strip in the Daily Telegraph and also composes TV music. In addition to annual collections of Alex cartoons he has also written humorous books on Russia and the city of London. He lives in Muswell Hill, North London.
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- PublisherCarlton Books Ltd
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 1842225685
- ISBN 13 9781842225684
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages224
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