Running's Strangest Tales
Published on 4. April 2016
240 pages
978-1-911042-42-6 (ISBN)
Description
Running's Strangest Tales is a fascinating collection of weird and wonderful stories from the world of running, from the earliest marathon to today's high-tech, apped-up approach. Within these pages you'll find the bizarre story of the Norwegian footballer forced to miss a crucial World Cup qualifier after colliding with a moose on his morning jog, the American ultra-marathoner who had all his toenails removed to improve his running, and why some runners at the 2015 Tokyo marathon were wearing GPS-enabled, edible bananas, complete with LEDs and incoming Twitter updates.
Packed with tales that are so odd you'll hardly believe them, this book makes the perfect gift for all running enthusiasts, from the seasoned marathoner to the park jogger, and those who only ever run a bath.
Word count: 45,000
Packed with tales that are so odd you'll hardly believe them, this book makes the perfect gift for all running enthusiasts, from the seasoned marathoner to the park jogger, and those who only ever run a bath.
Word count: 45,000
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Language
English
Place of publication
Minneapolis
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
2,69 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-911042-42-6 (9781911042426)
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Iain Spragg
Running's Strangest Tales
Extraordinary but True Tales from Over Five Centuries of Running
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04/2016
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Iain Spragg is a sports journalist and author with 20 years experience. He has written for a wide range of national newspapers including the Daily Mirror and The Daily Telegraph, while his book credits include Twickenham:100 Years of Rugby's HQ, The World Cup in 100 Objects and Cycling's Strangest Tales. He is the co-author of Remarkable Golf Courses (2017), shortlisted for illustrated sports book of the year.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Swinging Greeks (720BC)
- War Games (520BC)
- The Madness of the Marathon Monks (788)
- The Forgotten Footmen (1450s)
- Brawling Bo Peeps (1650s)
- Royal Freak Show (1660)
- Against the Clock (1712)
- Roger's Unlikely Rival (1770)
- Red Rose Rudeness (1824)
- Deerfoot in Dear Old Blighty (1861)
- Boston Almost Goes the Distance (1897)
- Fred's Fraud Exposed (1904)
- Greatness in Glasgow (1904)
- The Intoxicated Italian (1908)
- Indoors at the Albert (1909)
- Missing in Action (1912)
- Lily's Long Trip to the Coast (1923)
- Cross Country Chaos (1924)
- An American Epic (1928)
- Rumble in the Jungle (1943)
- Donkey Derby (1949)
- And The Band Played On . (1952)
- Hogan's Head Slam (1960s)
- What's in a Name? (1967)
- The Sudhaus Scandal (1972)
- Peter's Road Rage (1973)
- There's a Moose Loose! (1970s)
- 'Pulling a Rosie' (1980)
- Treading a Technological Path (1984)
- Wheels of Misfortune (1985)
- Booze on the Run (1987)
- What Price Success? (1989)
- A Shady Exit in Split (1990)
- Let's Talk About Sex, Baby (1992)
- Ulrich Goes Under the Knife (1992)
- Litigation to the Fore! (1994)
- Run Rabbit, Run (1994)
- The Misguided Mexican (1994)
- Miles of Monotony (1997)
- Obstacle Course with a Sting (1998)
- Hot Pants in Hawaii (1998)
- The Wonder of Wim (1999)
- Paula's Knee Nightmares (2000)
- Lloyd's Loch Adventure (2003)
- Monkey Business (2003)
- The Brazen Sex Doctor (2004)
- The Great Escape (2006)
- The Space Race (2007)
- The Harriers' Flour Faux Pas (2007)
- The Preston Pace Man (2007)
- Run Marred by Mars (2008)
- Ekvall's Gothenburg Horror (2008)
- Running on Rubber (2008)
- Felicetta and the Fox (2008)
- Breast Isn't Always Best (2008)
- A Festive Toilet Break (2009)
- Online Illegality in the UK (2009)
- Hop, Skip and a Punch (2010)
- Teenage Tricks (2010)
- Back in Time (2010)
- The Evil Elements (2010)
- The Need for Post Mortem Speed (2010)
- Terror at the Post Office (2011)
- A Year to Remember (2011)
- Centurion Singh (2011)
- Go Faster With Fast Food (2011)
- Menace in the Skies (2011)
- Indecent in Cincinnati (2011)
- Mickey and the Marathon Madam (2012)
- Sam's Silver Screen Rescue (2012)
- Blinded by the Light (2012)
- A Murder of Crows (2012)
- A Flying Friend in the Sky (2012)
- Honesty of the Long Distance Runner (2013)
- Failure to go the Distance (2013)
- A Refrigerated Adventure (2013)
- Oh Deer! (2013)
- Naughtiness in New Mexico (2013)
- Anglo-American Knitting Wars (2013)
- Swimwear in the Arctic (2013)
- Satellite Sauciness (2014)
- Subterranean in the City (2014)
- The Cottontail Clapham Interloper (2014)
- Colours of the Rainbow (2014)
- The Elements Strike Back (2014)
- Runners' Road Rage (2014)
- Japan's Futuristic Fruit (2015)
- Ngetich on Her Knees (2015)
- Making Music on the Move (2015)
- The Science of Attraction (2015)
- The Fireman's Dash (2015)
- Terror in Taiwan (2015)
- The Styrofoam Sos (2015)
- Leroy's Unlikely Marathon (2015)
- Bibliography
- Copyright
