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Author:
Karnazes, Dean, 1962- author.
Title:
The road to Sparta : reliving the ancient battle and epic run that inspired the world's greatest footrace / Dean Karnazes.
Publisher:
Rodale,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
xiii, 289 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Subject:
Karnazes, Dean,--1962-
Ultra running--Greece.
Long-distance running--Greece.
Marathon, Battle of, Greece, 490 B.C.
Marathon running--History.
Notes:
Includes index.
Summary:
In 490 BCE, Pheidippides ran for 36 hours straight from Athens to Sparta to seek help in defending Athens from a Persian invasion in the Battle of Marathon. In doing so, he saved the development of Western civilization and inspired the birth of the marathon as we know it. Even now, some 2,500 years later, that run stands enduringly as one of greatest physical accomplishments in the history of mankind. Karnazes personally honors Pheidippides and his own Greek heritage by recreating this ancient journey in modern times. Karnazes even abstains from contemporary endurance nutrition like sports drinks and energy gels and only eats what was available in 490 BCE, such as figs, olives, and cured meats. Through vivid details and internal dialogs, The Road to Sparta offers a rare glimpse into the mindset and motivation of an extreme athlete during his most difficult and personal challenge to date
ISBN:
1609614747 : HRD
9781609614744 : HRD
LCCN:
bl2014005134
Locations:
BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)
LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

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