Staying the Course: A Runner's Toughest Race (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780816637591)

For a moment Dick Beardsley became the most famous runner in the world by losing a race. In the 1982 Boston Marathon, Beardsley, foiled by a motorcycle that cut him off, finished two seconds behind Alberto Salazar in one of the most memorable contests in marathon history. Staying the Course recounts that race and the difficult years that followed, including his recovery from a near-fatal farm accident, his subsequent addiction to painkillers, and a public arrest for forging prescriptions. His story of overcoming obstacles speaks to anyone who loves competition, who has survived catastrophe, or who has pursued a seemingly impossible goal.

Author: Dick Beardsley, Maureen Anderson
ISBN-10: 0816637598
ISBN-13: 9780816637591
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Language: English
Published: 07/19/2004
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.20w x 0.68d