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Onye na-agba ọsọ dị anya nke ụwa nke mezuru isii nke Ụwa Ịgba ọsọ dị anya Mejọs nke Abbott! Dabere na ahụmịhe Charles Moore na-agba ọsọ dị anya 20+ n'etiti 2016-2023, Ihe gbasara Ịgba ọsọ bụ emume njem ya ka ọ bụrụ onye na-agba ọsọ dị anya nke oke egwu n'ihi na ọ bụ eziokwu, ajuju miri emi nke onwe banyere ka ịgba ọsọ na omenala si jikọta ọnụ. Onye ode akwụkwọ nyochara enweghị ụdị dị iche iche na ịgba ọsọ dị anya si n'ọsọ mba ụwa na isi obodo n'ofe Eshia, Europe na United Steeti ahụ, gụnyere obodo Detroit. Ọ na-eso ndị na-agụ akwụkwọ na-ekerịta ụzọ ya siri ike iji mechaa gbaa ọsọ dị anya 20 n'ime afọ ole na ole, gụnyere Ụwa Ịgba ọsọ dị anya Mejọs nke Abbott ahụ ama ama - ịgba ọsọ dị anya isii na Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London, New York, na Tokyo. Ka ọ na-egwupụta n'azụ ọzụzụ nke batara n'ịgba ọsọ ọ bụla. Ọ na-ewebata anyị n'ụzọ ọhụrụ site na-ndekọ ihe ọmụma onwe oge ya na-agaghị echefu echefu banyere ịgba ọsọ dị anya. Moore bụ otu n'ime mmadụ ole na ole na-eleba anya na eserese Venn nke Oji na ịgba ọsọ dị anya. Ihe gbasara Ịgba ọsọ bụ ihe akaebe dị mkpa maka nnọgidesi ike na ike nke Oji na-agba ọsọ dị anya na ka otu nwoke si gbanwee nke ndu ya na egwuregwu nke na-agba ọsọ site n'igosi oge na oge na asọmpi na ọkwa kachasị elu.

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For all the stereotypes suggesting that black men have natural abilities as athletes, this memoir takes on the myth that they don't run. It tells the witty, vivid, and intriguing story of Charles Moore's discovery of his passion for running marathons on his extraordinary path at what some think of as ""midlife,"" further clarifying his sense of purpose. In the process, he rediscovers and fulfills longstanding dreams as he maps his way through multiple marathons and many miles. - Dr. Riché Richardson, author of Black Masculinity and the U.S. South: From Uncle Tom to Gangsta and Emancipation's Daughters: Reimagining Black Femininity and the National Body The candid style that Moore uses to recount his own experiences is refreshing, as is his commitment to sharing the history behind marathoning. He chronicles the background of running as an ""elitist"" sport, covering notables who broke through the barriers-like Marilyn Bevans, the first Black woman to win a United States marathon... - BookLife by Publishers Weekly After competing in his first marathon at age 40, an award-motivated New York City transplant goes on to finish all six of the World Marathon Majors in this memoir. - Kirkus Reviews

"For all the stereotypes suggesting that black men have natural abilities as athletes, this memoir takes on the myth that they don't run. It tells the witty, vivid, and intriguing story of Charles Moore's discovery of his passion for running marathons on his extraordinary path at what some think of as ""midlife,"" further clarifying his sense of purpose. In the process, he rediscovers and fulfills longstanding dreams as he maps his way through multiple marathons and many miles. - Dr. Rich� Richardson, author of Black Masculinity and the U.S. South: From Uncle Tom to Gangsta and Emancipation's Daughters: Reimagining Black Femininity and the National Body The candid style that Moore uses to recount his own experiences is refreshing, as is his commitment to sharing the history behind marathoning. He chronicles the background of running as an ""elitist"" sport, covering notables who broke through the barriers-like Marilyn Bevans, the first Black woman to win a United States marathon... - BookLife by Publishers Weekly After competing in his first marathon at age 40, an award-motivated New York City transplant goes on to finish all six of the World Marathon Majors in this memoir. - Kirkus Reviews"

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Charles Moore is an art historian, writer, and curator based in New York and the author of The Black Market: A Guide to Art Collecting and The Brilliance of the Color Black Through the Eyes of Art Collectors. Moore received his master's degree from Harvard University and currently is a third-year doctoral student at Columbia University Teachers College, researching the life and career of abstract painter Ed Clark.

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