How Britain Made the Marathon and Other Tales of the Torrid Tarmac
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Bob Phillips takes us on an exhilarating journey through the history of marathon running. Through a compelling blend of personal memoirs, anecdotes, runner biographies, torrid tales and extraordinary facts and figures, the book charts Britain's role in the development of the marathon, from 1896 through to the Olympic marathons of the 1950s.
