Cedarwinds Pub Co, 1999-05-01. Paperback. Good. minimal wear on edges and coners slight wear to cover sun damage minimal stains on edges of pages slight crease on cover

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Originally self-published in 1978, Once a Runner captures the essence of competitive runningâÈ'and of athletic competition in generalâÈ'and has become one of the most beloved sports novels ever published.. Inspired by the authorâÈçs experience as a collegiate champion, the story focuses on Quenton Cassidy, a competitive runner at fictional Southeastern University whose lifelong dream is to run a four-minute mile. He is less than a second away when the turmoil of the Vietnam War era intrudes into the staid recesses of his schoolâÈçs athletic department. After he becomes involved in an athletesâÈç protest, Cassidy is suspended from his track team. Under the tutelage of his friend and mentor, Bruce Denton, a graduate student and former Olympic gold medalist, Cassidy gives up his scholarship, his girlfriend, and possibly his future to withdraw to a monastic retreat in the countryside and begin training for the race of his life against the greatest miler in history. . A rare insiderâÈçs account of the incredibly intense lives of elite distance runners, Once a Runner is an inspiring, funny, and spot-on tale of one manâÈçs quest to become a champion..

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Bookseller: ARC FoundationThrift Store (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 4089-081820-DR-02
Title: Once a Runner: A Novel
Author: John L. Parker
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0915297019
ISBN 13: 9780915297016
Publisher: Cedarwinds Pub Co
Place of Publication: Tallahassee, Florida, U.s.a.
Date Published: 1999-05-01
X weight: 11 oz

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