Running the Smoke: 26 First-Hand Accounts of Tackling the London Marathon

Author:   Michael McEwan
Publisher:   Birlinn General
Edition:   New in B-Paperback
ISBN:  

9781913759131


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   05 October 2023
Format:   Paperback
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Running the Smoke: 26 First-Hand Accounts of Tackling the London Marathon


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This updated edition features a new introduction, and an exclusive interview with long-distance runner Paula Radcliffe. It is the world's most iconic road race. It is twenty-six-point-two miles of iconic landmarks, cheers, tears, sweat, pain, courage, determination and inspiration. It is triumph over adversity on a colossal scale. It is the London Marathon — and it's an event unlike any other. Running The Smoke tells the story of what it's like to take part in this race in the most enlightening and enriching way possible: from the perspectives of twenty-six different people who have participated in it since its inception in 1981. Candid and inspiring if you are preparing for your first marathon or your 100th, Running The Smoke will give you the encouragement, insight and belief you need to cross that line.

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Author:   Michael McEwan
Publisher:   Birlinn General
Imprint:   Arena Sport
Edition:   New in B-Paperback
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.265kg
ISBN:  

9781913759131


ISBN 10:   191375913
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   05 October 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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'Reveals inspirational stories of endurance and triumph . . . heart-breaking and heartwarming' * Athletics Weekly * 'Remarkable stories of endurance and joy' * The Scotsman *


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Michael McEwan is a journalist from Glasgow. He is the Assistant Editor of PSP Media Group's portfolio of sports titles, which include Bunkered, Scotland's highest circulating golf magazine. He is a former winner of both the RBS Young Sportswriter of the Year and Evening Times Young Football Journalist of the Year awards. 

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