117 years Strong...and Counting!This all-new edition, which follows the Boston Marathon into the 21st century and through the tragedy of the 2013 race, is a colorful and moving portrait of what it feels like to run the world's oldest annual marathon, escorting the reader through the past, present, and bright future of the race.26.2 Miles to Boston is a rich, vibrant, and inspiring history of the Boston Marathon and of the men and women of varying abilities whose struggles and triumphs have colored this historic event for over a century. From suburban Hopkinton, Massachusetts, to the center of metropolitan Boston, the author takes readers through the mile-by-mile sights, sounds, and traditions that make the race what it is.
- ISBN10 0762796359
- ISBN13 9780762796359
- Publish Date 18 March 2014
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
- Imprint Globe Pequot Press
- Edition Revised Edition
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 296
- Language English