- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
The undisputed classic of running novels and one of the most beloved sports books ever published, Once a Runner tells the story of an athlete’s dreams amid the turmoil of the 60s and the Vietnam war.
Inspired by the author’s experience as a collegiate champion, the novel follows 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 school’s athletic department. After he becomes involved in an athletes’ 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 insider’s account of the incredibly intense lives of elite distance runners, Once a Runner is an inspiring, funny, and spot-on tale of one individual’s quest to become a champion.
Inspired by the author’s experience as a collegiate champion, the novel follows 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 school’s athletic department. After he becomes involved in an athletes’ 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 insider’s account of the incredibly intense lives of elite distance runners, Once a Runner is an inspiring, funny, and spot-on tale of one individual’s quest to become a champion.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- 1. Once...
- 2. Doobey Hall
- 3. The Morning Run
- 4. Cross-country
- 5. Bowling for Dollars
- 6. Bruce Denton
- 7. Andrea
- 8. Dick Doobey
- 9. An Afternoon
- 10. Demons
- 11. A Fan's Notes
- 12. The Indictment
- 13. The Trial
- 14. Indoors
- 15. Casualty
- 16. New Territory
- 17. Breaking Down
- 18. Meetings
- 19. The Awesome Midnight Raid
- 20. Night Run
- 21. Steven C. Prigman
- 22. Brady Grapehouse
- 23. More Horse Than Rider
- 24. Moving Out
- 25. The Woods
- 26. Recon Work
- 27. A Too Early Death
- 28. Time...
- 29. Twenty-four in the Rain
- 30. Whirlpool
- 31. Irish Highs
- 32. The Interval Workout
- 33. Orchids
- 34. Pause...
- 35. The Orb
- 36. The Race
- 37. A Stiller Town
- 38. ...A Runner
- ‘Racing the Rain’ Teaser
- About the Author
- Also by John L. Parker, Jr.
- Copyright
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