Provides a close-up portrait of champion runner Alan Webb, who in 2001, at the age of eighteen, broke a thirty-six-year-old record by running the fastest mile in history, describing his efforts to battle the demands of college, media attention, professional endorsements, injuries, and the sport he loves. 17,500 first printing.
Webb''s pursuit of the 4-minute mile as a high school senior was one of the most compelling stories in recent U.S. track history. Chris Lear''s insightful work picks up the tale where many dropped it, following Webb to college and exposing the sub-4: 00 as not just a blessing, but a burden as well. -- Tim Layden, Senior Writer "Sports Illustrated"
Webb's pursuit of the 4-minute mile as a high school senior was one of the most compelling stories in recent U.S. track history. Chris Lear's insightful work picks up the tale where many dropped it, following Webb to college and exposing the sub-4:00 as not just a blessing, but a burden as well.--Tim Layden, Senior Writer "Sports Illustrated "
What John Feinstein did for collegiate basketball with A Season on the Brink, Lear does with Sub 4:00. This dramatic story of personal and athletic growth is the literary equivalent of a 4-minute mile.--Sportswriter Mike Sandrock, author of Running with the Legends
An insightful look into the life of a high school phenom and the resulting pressures at the collegiate level.--Suzy Favor Hamilton, Olympic miler
"Webb's pursuit of the 4-minute mile as a high school senior was one of the most compelling stories in recent U.S. track history. Chris Lear's insightful work picks up the tale where many dropped it, following Webb to college and exposing the sub-4:00 as not just a blessing, but a burden as well." --Tim Layden, Senior Writer, "Sports Illustrated"
"What John Feinstein did for collegiate basketball with "A Season on the Brink," Lear does with "Sub 4:00." This dramatic story of personal and athletic growth is the literary equivalent of a 4-minute mile."--Sportswriter Mike Sandrock, author of "Running with the Legends"
"An insightful look into the life of a high school phenom and the resulting pressures at the collegiate level."--Suzy Favor Hamilton, Olympic miler
Webb's pursuit of the 4-minute mile as a high school senior was one of the most compelling stories in recent U.S. track history. Chris Lear's insightful work picks up the tale where many dropped it, following Webb to college and exposing the sub-4:00 as not just a blessing, but a burden as well. "Tim Layden, Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated"
What John Feinstein did for collegiate basketball with "A Season on the Brink," Lear does with "Sub 4:00." This dramatic story of personal and athletic growth is the literary equivalent of a 4-minute mile. "Sportswriter Mike Sandrock, author of Running with the Legends"
An insightful look into the life of a high school phenom and the resulting pressures at the collegiate level. "Suzy Favor Hamilton, Olympic miler""
Webb's pursuit of the 4-minute mile as a high school senior was one of the most compelling stories in recent U.S. track history. Chris Lear's insightful work picks up the tale where many dropped it, following Webb to college and exposing the sub-4:00 as not just a blessing, but a burden as well. Tim Layden, Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated
What John Feinstein did for collegiate basketball with A Season on the Brink, Lear does with Sub 4:00. This dramatic story of personal and athletic growth is the literary equivalent of a 4-minute mile. Sportswriter Mike Sandrock, author of Running with the Legends
An insightful look into the life of a high school phenom and the resulting pressures at the collegiate level. Suzy Favor Hamilton, Olympic miler
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"Webb's pursuit of the 4-minute mile as a high school senior was one of the most compelling stories in recent U.S. track history. Chris Lear's insightful work picks up the tale where many dropped it, following Webb to college and exposing the sub-4:00 as not just a blessing, but a burden as well." --Tim Layden, Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated
"What John Feinstein did for collegiate basketball with A Season on the Brink, Lear does with Sub 4:00. This dramatic story of personal and athletic growth is the literary equivalent of a 4-minute mile." --Sportswriter Mike Sandrock, author of Running with the Legends
"An insightful look into the life of a high school phenom and the resulting pressures at the collegiate level." --Suzy Favor Hamilton, Olympic miler
-Webb's pursuit of the 4-minute mile as a high school senior was one of the most compelling stories in recent U.S. track history. Chris Lear's insightful work picks up the tale where many dropped it, following Webb to college and exposing the sub-4:00 as not just a blessing, but a burden as well.- --Tim Layden, Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated
-What John Feinstein did for collegiate basketball with A Season on the Brink, Lear does with Sub 4:00. This dramatic story of personal and athletic growth is the literary equivalent of a 4-minute mile.- --Sportswriter Mike Sandrock, author of Running with the Legends
-An insightful look into the life of a high school phenom and the resulting pressures at the collegiate level.- --Suzy Favor Hamilton, Olympic miler
