The Long Run: A New York City Firefighter's Triumphant Comeback from Crash Victim to Elite Athlete

by Charles Butler and Matt Long

Book Overview

A New York City firefighter's emotional and inspiring memoir of learning to run again after a debilitating accident, based on the wildly popular March 2009 piece in Runner's World.

On the morning of December 22, 2005, Matt Long was cycling to work in the early morning when he was struck by and sucked under a 20-ton bus making an illegal turn. The injuries he sustained pushed him within inches of his life. Miraculously, more than 40 operations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609611799
• ISBN13: 9781609611798
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Harmony/Rodale
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"