No Finish Line: My Life As I See It

Runyan, Marla, with Jenkins, Sally

ISBN 10: 0399148035 / ISBN 13: 9780399148033

Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 2001

About this Item

[12], 303 p. Illustrations. The first legally blind athlete to compete in the Olympic Games tells her compelling story, revealing what it was like to grow up "disabled" in a society where expectations are often based on perceived abilities, and what it means to compete at the world-class level despite the fact that--quite literally, for her--there is no finish line. "Blind? I think there's no doubt that Marla Runyan can see things much clearer than most of us with 20/20 vision. " Lance Armstrong. Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: No Finish Line: My Life As I See It
• Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0399148035
• ISBN 13: 9780399148033
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition. First printing stated.

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Synopsis

The first legally blind athlete to compete in the Olympic Games shres her remarkable story, from the moment she was diagnosed with Stargardt's disease at age nine through her remarkable career in track and field. 35,000 first printing.

About the Author

Marla Runyan set the American indoor 5,000-meter record in February 2001. She lives in Eugene, Oregon.
Sally Jenkins is the author of Men Will Be Boys, and coauthor of Reach for the Summit and Raise the Roof (both with Pat Summit) and A Coach’s Life (with Dean Smith). She is a veteran sports reporter whose work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Condé Nast’s Women’s Sports & Fitness, and The Washington Post.