Long run to glory : the story of the greatest marathon in Olympic history and the women who made it happen /
At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, four of the greatest marathoners of all time lined up for one of the most important and long-awaited races in history. They were American Joan Benoit, Norwegians Grete Waitz and Ingrid Kristiansen and Portugal's Rosa Mota. This is their story, and the story of...
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Essex, Connecticut :
Lyons Press,
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction. Prelude
- Amsterdam, August 2, 1928
- Part 1. Kicking Down the Door: The Pioneer Era, 1966-1972
- Proof of Concept: Crazylegs, New York, 1972
- Interlude
- Party in the USA! America, the 1970s
- A Star is Born: Grete Waitz, New York 1978
- Hat or Beer: Joan Benoit, Boston 1979
- Interlude
- A World of (Limited) Opportunity: Waitz and Benoit, 1978-1979
- Victory: Hansen, Switzer, and the Alphabet Soup, 1980-81
- Part 2. Interlude
- The Enemy Within: Waitz and Benoit, 1980-1981
- For Love and Money: Roe and Waitz, 1981
- Interlude
- Out with the Old? Benoit and Waitz, 1981-1982
- Don't Call it a Comeback: Benoit and Waitz, 1982-1983
- Interlude
- Part 3. Groundwork: Olympia and the World, 1983-1984
- The Trials Before the Trials: Benoit, Spring 1984
- The Trials: America's Best, May 12, 1984
- The Games: Los Angeles, 1984
- The Race: Los Angeles, August 5, 1984
- Interlude
- Part 4. The Day After
- Twilight
- Dusk
- Postlude
- Cambridge, MA, August 12, 2019.