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
This book brings together a century of Olympic Marathon lore.
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.
?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
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