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" A race like no other : "
Liz Robbins.
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BL
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1026722
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b781092
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| Main Entry
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Robbins, Liz.
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| Title & Author
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A race like no other : : 26.2 miles through the streets of New York /\ Liz Robbins.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Harper ;Enfield :: Publishers Group UK [distributor],, 2008.
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336 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :: map ;; 24 cm
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0061373133
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: 0061373141
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: 9780061373138
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: 9780061373145
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Huddled masses: the start, Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island -- Epic aspirations: Verrazano-Narrows Bridge -- Fairy-tale beginning: women's professional start -- A deliberate path: men's and mass start, the bridge to Bay Ridge -- Sole searching: miles 4 and 5, Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn -- Extra letter, extra help: mile 6, Fourth Avenue, Sunset Park, Brooklyn -- Second place: Mile Z Park Slope, Brooklyn -- "Gonna Fly Now": mile 8, Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn -- The Kenyan mystique: mile 9, entering Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn -- A modest mile: mile 10, Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg -- "Ain't no stopping us now": mile 11, Williamsburg -- Blintzes or bust: mile 12, Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn -- Details, details: mile 13.1, halfway mark, on the Pulaski Bridge -- Barbie goes to jail: mile 14, Long Island City, Queens -- Putting it on the line: mile 15, Queensboro Bridge, Queens to Manhattan -- Bond of brothers: mile 16, First Avenue, 59th Street to 72nd Street -- Zoo Lake: mile 1Z First Avenue, 72nd Street to 92nd Street -- Kings of quirk: mile 18, First Avenue, 92nd Street to 112th Street -- On the path of pioneers: mile 19, First Avenue, 112th Street to Willis Avenue Bridge -- The wall: mile 20, the Bronx -- Breathing new life: Mile 21, Fifth Avenue, Harlem -- Victory one: mile 22, Marcus Garvey Park to 103rd Street and Fifth Avenue -- Lungs of New York: mile 23, Fifth Avenue to Central Park -- What price glory? Ryan Shay (1979-2007): mile 24 Sunday; Mile 5 Saturday -- The race must go on: mile 25, East Drive to Central Park South -- Making the move: mile 26, Central Park South to West Drive -- Reasons and revelations: the finish line.
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A narrative account of the 2007 New York City marathon interweaves the stories of professional and amateur participants, from Great Britain's world-record holder Paula Radcliffe and Latvian two-time winner Jelena Prokopcuka to South African former champion Hendrick Ramaala and a young cancer survivor running his first race.
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New York City Marathon.
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New York City Marathon.
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Marathon running-- New York (State)-- New York, Biography.
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Runners (Sports)-- New York (State)-- New York, Biography.
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Marathon running.
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Runners (Sports)
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New York (State), New York.
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| Dewey Classification
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796.4252097471
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GV1065.22.N49R63 2008
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