Synopsis
The controversial career of marathon runner Dick Beardsley is featured in this look inside the head of a distance runner as it describes his difficult life, what life is like as a celebrated athlete, and many struggles to overcome obtacles ranging from anear-fatal farm accident to recovery from an addiction to painkillers.
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Review
"There are faster and more decorated runners than Dick Beardsley, but probably none with a more compelling life story. You'll want to read this book in one big gulp, then return again and again for inspiration both on and off the roads." -New York Runner
"In the long run, Beardsley's book is a winner." -Pioneer Press
About the Author
Dick Beardsley is a professional speaker, fishing guide, and radio announcer. He still holds the records for Grandma's Marathon in Duluth and the Napa Valley Marathon. Maureen Anderson is a writer and award-winning radio journalist. She is coauthor with Jon Hovde of Left for Dead: A Second Life after Vietnam (Minnesota, 2005).
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