Running With Pheidippides
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Running With Pheidippides
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Author : Nick Tsiotos
language : en
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Release Date : 2001-04-01
Running With Pheidippides written by Nick Tsiotos and has been published by Syracuse University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-04-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
It is 1946. World War II is over. As the rest of Europe struggles to rebuild itself, Greece—which had bitterly resisted Nazi occupation—is ripped apart by civil war. Thousands are dead or dying of starvation. In the face of such epic disaster, one Greek athlete takes valiant action. This is the true story of Stylianos Kyriakides, champion Greek runner who against all odds entered the 1946 Boston, Marathon, a race he had lost eight years before. Now Kyriakides ran not just to win, but to wake the world to the plight of his people. Although ravaged by hunger, Kyriakides pushed his wracked body to the limits. Boston doctors urged him to quit. "You will die in the streets," they warned. Fueled by dauntless devotion to his countrymen and bolstered by the love of his wife, the runner persevered and triumphed. But winning the marathon was only the first step. With characteristic grit, Kyriakides remained in the United States long enough to raise money, equipment, and medical supplies for his country. A grateful Greece proclaimed him a hero. Nearly one million welcomed him home. Drawing on interviews and unprecedented access to family photos and papers, the authors vividly chronicle the real-life drama of Kyriakides: a runner who raced not for gold or glory, but for the betterment of his people and the survival of his homeland. From the shadowy Berlin Olympics to the dark days of Nazi Greece and its aftermath, Running with Pheidippides speaks vividly of war and deprivation, of athletic competition and camaraderie, of genuine valor in a world bereft of heroes. "For those of us who were young and Greek-American," recalls former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, "his victory in the 1946 Boston Marathon and the response of so many Americans to his pleas for help for his people was one of the most searing experiences of our young lives."
Legend Of Pheidippides The Marathon Run A
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language : en
Publisher: Learning Media Ltd
Release Date : 2002
Legend Of Pheidippides The Marathon Run A written by and has been published by Learning Media Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Long-distance runners categories.
Legend Of Pheidippides The Marathon Run A
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Learning Media Ltd
Release Date : 2004
Legend Of Pheidippides The Marathon Run A written by and has been published by Learning Media Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Readers (Elementary) categories.
Nenikekamen
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Author : Petros Pourliakas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-02-24
Nenikekamen written by Petros Pourliakas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-24 with categories.
The First Marathon
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Author : Susan Reynolds
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The First Marathon written by Susan Reynolds and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Marathon running categories.
Retells the legend of Pheidippides, a young Athenian in ancient Greece who ran nearly three hundred miles in just a few days on behalf of the Greek army, as well as fighting in a major battle, and whose heroic actions are commemorated in modern-day marathons.
The Road To Sparta
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Author : Dean Karnazes
language : en
Publisher: Rodale
Release Date : 2016-10-25
The Road To Sparta written by Dean Karnazes and has been published by Rodale this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-25 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The Road to Sparta is the story of the 153-mile run from Athens to Sparta that inspired the marathon and saved democracy, as told--and experienced--by ultramarathoner and New York Times bestselling author Dean Karnazes. In 490 BCE, Pheidippides ran for 36 hours straight from Athens to Sparta to seek help in defending Athens from a Persian invasion in the Battle of Marathon. In doing so, he saved the development of Western civilization and inspired the birth of the marathon as we know it. Even now, some 2,500 years later, that run stands enduringly as one of greatest physical accomplishments in the history of mankind. Karnazes personally honors Pheidippides and his own Greek heritage by recreating this ancient journey in modern times. Karnazes even abstains from contemporary endurance nutrition like sports drinks and energy gels and only eats what was available in 490 BCE, such as figs, olives, and cured meats. Through vivid details and internal dialogs, The Road to Sparta offers a rare glimpse into the mindset and motivation of an extreme athlete during his most difficult and personal challenge to date. This story is sure to captivate and inspire--whether you run great distances or not at all.
The Road To Sparta
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Author : Dean Karnazes
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2016-10-26
The Road To Sparta written by Dean Karnazes and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-26 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In The Road to Sparta famed ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes explores the story of the world's first marathon, all while reliving the historic 153-mile run from Athens to Sparta in one of the most difficult ultra races in the world - the Spartathlon. In 490 BCE Pheidippides ran for 36 hours straight from Athens to Sparta to seek help in defending Athens from a Persian invasion. Pheidippides was hailed a hero, as he saved the development of Western civilization. The run stands enduringly as one of greatest physical accomplishments in history. Karnazes honours Pheidippides and his Greek heritage by completing the treacherous course without the aid of modern endurance nutrition and only eating and drinking what would have been available in 490 BCE. Through vivid description and telling insights, The Road to Sparta offers readers a rare glimpse into the mind-set and motivation of an extreme athlete during his most difficult and personal challenge to date.
The Road To Sparta
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Author : Dean Karnazes
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2017-04-20
The Road To Sparta written by Dean Karnazes and has been published by Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-20 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In 490 BCE Pheidippides ran for 36 hours straight from Athens to Sparta to seek help in defending Athens from a Persian invasion. He was hailed as a hero and his run stands enduringly as one of greatest physical accomplishments in history. Dean Karnazes honours this achievement and his own Greek heritage by attempting this ancient journey in modern times. His account of running the gruelling Spartathlon, fuelled only by the figs, olives and meats available to Pheidippides, will captivate even the most sedentary readers.
Running Throughout Time
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Author : Roger Robinson
language : en
Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Sport
Release Date : 2022-05-01
Running Throughout Time written by Roger Robinson and has been published by Meyer & Meyer Sport this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Every runner's story is part of a great tradition of running stories. Running Throughout Time tells the best and most important of them. From Atalanta, the heroic woman runner of ancient Greece—when goddesses advised on race tactics—to the new legends of Billy Mills, Joan Benoit Samuelson, and Allison Roe (the modern Atalanta), this book brings the greatest runners back to life. It's the perfect runner's bedside storybook. Colorful, dramatic, alive with human insight and period detail, these stories are also full of new discoveries. Within these pages, you will find the true story of Pheidippides and the Battle of Marathon; you will read text from the world's first newspaper report of a footrace (1719). This book uncovers important evidence of the first road races, the origins of cross-country running, and the earliest marathons, telling the true story of the origins of the marathon and just why racers must run exactly 26 miles, 385 yards (42.2 km). New light is thrown on more modern stories like the first fourminute mile and the troublesome birth of the women's marathon. All runners should read this book to really know whose footsteps they run in and why running is worthy of the effort they give to it.
Marathon
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Author : Timothy Collings
language : en
Publisher: Virgin Books Limited
Release Date : 2004
Marathon written by Timothy Collings and has been published by Virgin Books Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Sports & Recreation categories.
No single volume has ever examined in depth the history of the Olympic marathon, or why thousands of runners line up across the world to run those 26.2 miles each year. With the Olympic Games returning, for the first time in a century, to their ancient home in Athens, here are the stories behind the ultimate running challenge. Did Pheidippides the Greek ever perform the feat of endurance the famous victory at Marathon is alleged to have inspired? It matters not: Spiridon the Greek most certainly did in 1896, when the modern Olympic Games were born in Athens. Twenty-four men's marathons have come and gone under the five-ringed flag, but no Greek runner has ever won it again. share of controversy, more than anything, the marathon is the measure of athletics heroes. What does it take, apart from dogged determination, to run an Olympic marathon? No athlete now would try what Zatopek did half a century ago. Where the first marathon runner brought news of a victorious army, an army of support staff now stands behind the marathon man or woman, while athletics training has evolved to levels Spiridon would never have dreamt of.