The rest of the title: The 1908 Olympic Marathon and the Three Runners Who Launched a Sporting Craze. That is basically the story--goes over some marathon history and then more in depth about the 3 main runners. Johnny Hayes an American from Ireland, with obviously Irish Americans competing in London then was also part of the Olympic story. Tom Longboat an Onondaga Indian from Canada who was probably the favorite--had to endure racists taunts, poor handling, etc back then. Then Dorando Pietri from Italy who became the fan favorite even after being DQ'ed for getting assistance at the end of the race. After the race a lot more good information about the marathon races they participated in eventually all turned pro to earn money from their racing. Really good and interesting read.
There are 2 WL for this book on PBS but for now a keeper. I got this book from Thrift Books too so don't feel to guilty about not putting into PBS as I do others that I get from PBS.
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