Once a Runner: A Novel
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- Synopsis
- 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.
- Copyright:
- 1990
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 256 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781416597919
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781416597896
- Publisher:
- Scribner
- Date of Addition:
- 08/16/24
- Copyrighted By:
- John L. Parker Jr.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Sports, Health, Mind and Body, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.