Marathon Man: My 26.2-Mile Journey from Unknown Grad Student to the Top of the Running World

by Bill Rodgers and Matthew Shepatin

The legendary long-distance runner details his historic victory in the 1975 Boston Marathon that launched the modern running boom

Within a span of two hours and nine minutes, Bill Rodgers went from obscurity to legend, from Bill Rodgers to "Boston Billy." In doing so, he instantly became the people's champ and the poster boy for the soulful 1970s distance runner. Having won the Boston Marathon and New York Marathon four times each,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250016983
• ISBN13: 9781250016980
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.9"