Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Prologue--The Legend The Races--Men The Games of the I Olympiad--Athens, 1896 The Games of the II Olympiad--Paris, 1900 The Games of the III Olympiad--St. Louis, 1904 The Intercalated Games--Athens, 1906 The Games of the IV Olympiad--London, 1908 The Games of the V Olympiad--Stockholm, 1912 The Games of the VII Olympiad--Antwerp, 1920 The Games of the VIII Olympiad--Paris, 1924 The Games of the IX Olympiad--Amsterdam, 1928 The Games of the X Olympiad--Los Angeles, 1932 The Games of the XI Olympiad--Berlin, 1936 The Games of the XIV Olympiad--London, 1948 The Games of the XV Olympiad--Helsinki, 1952 The Games of the XVI Olympiad--Melbourne, 1956 The Games of the XVII Olympiad--Rome, 1960 The Games of the XVIII Olympiad--Tokyo, 1964 The Games of the XIX Olympiad--Mexico City, 1968 The Games of the XX Olympiad--Munich, 1972 The Games of the XXI Olympiad--Montreal, 1976 The Games of the XXII Olympiad--Moscow, 1980 The Games of the XXIII Olympiad--Los Angeles, 1984 The Games of the XXIV Olympiad--Seoul, 1988 The Games of the XXV Olympiad--Barcelona, 1992 The Games of the XXVI Olympiad--Atlanta, 1996 The Women The Fight to Establish the Women's Race The Games of the XXIII Olympiad--Los Angeles, 1984 The Games of the XXIV Olympiad--Seoul, 1988 The Games of the XXV Olympiad--Barcelona, 1992 The Games of the XXVI Olympiad--Atlanta, 1996 Epilogue Appendix: Top Finishers in the Olympic Marathon, 1896-1996 Notes Select Bibliography Index

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This book brings together a century of Olympic Marathon lore.

About the Author

CHARLIE LOVETT is the author of Alice on Stage, Lewis Carroll's Alice, and Everybody's Guide to Book Collecting. He is the editor of The Proceedings of the Second International Lewis Carroll Conference and a series editor of The Complete Pamphlets of Lewis Carroll. He started researching the Olympic Marathon in 1976 for a school project and ran his first and only marathon in 1979.

Reviews

?Lovett examines the Olympic marathon race from its inception in 1896 through each Olympic game. His book is filled with historical facts and significant details about each marathon from start to finish. The character of the runners is often described, which makes the events more vivid to the reader.... This book is the first comprehensive work on what the author calls 'the most unpredictable contest, ' the Olympic marathon. Highly recommended for all those interested in the Olympic Games and especially for runners.?-Choice

?The real strength of Lovett's book is in its recounting of each Olympic marathon....As a reference book for those interested in who participated, who won which marathon, when, where, and in what fashion, this book should be very useful.?-OLYMPIKA: The International Journal of Olympic Studies

"The real strength of Lovett's book is in its recounting of each Olympic marathon....As a reference book for those interested in who participated, who won which marathon, when, where, and in what fashion, this book should be very useful."-OLYMPIKA: The International Journal of Olympic Studies

"Lovett examines the Olympic marathon race from its inception in 1896 through each Olympic game. His book is filled with historical facts and significant details about each marathon from start to finish. The character of the runners is often described, which makes the events more vivid to the reader.... This book is the first comprehensive work on what the author calls 'the most unpredictable contest, ' the Olympic marathon. Highly recommended for all those interested in the Olympic Games and especially for runners."-Choice