{"product_id":"the-great-billy-butlin-race-robin-richards-9781913432089","title":"The Great Billy Butlin Race: The First and only Footrace from John O'Groats to Land's End","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow a Russian doctor and Billy Butlin brought Britain to the side of the road\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I very much enjoyed this book. A wonderfully accessible look at the development and history of marathons, with particular emphasis on the difficult and enigmatic Barbara Moore.\" Wishing Shelf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1960, Britain was swept by a craze for marathons, embodied in an eccentric 56-year-old Russian: motorcycle champion, former Leningrad death row inmate, radical dietician Dr Barbara Moore. Keen to exploit this new fad, holiday camp pioneer Billy Butlin organised the first and indeed only walking\/running race from John O'Groats to Land's End. Despite opposition, 715 participants started off, with the hardiest captivating the nation during that drab winter. A fascinating and quirky story of daring, entrepreneurship, and good old 'British pluck': a story that deserves re-telling for the modern audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first chapter of The Great Billy Butlin Race (titled The Footsloggers), was shortlisted for the inaugural Writers \u0026amp;Artists Working-Class Writers' Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Richards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913432084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913432089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stairwell Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.42d","brand":"Robin Richards","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048914645247,"sku":"9781913432089","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_285955d8-1fa8-4681-addf-d22687286215.jpg?v=1684998548","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-great-billy-butlin-race-robin-richards-9781913432089","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}