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Autore |
Karnazes Dean |
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Titolo |
The road to Sparta : reliving the ancient battle and epic run that inspired the world's greatest footrace / / Dean Karnazes |
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New York, New York : , : Rodale, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (199 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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SPO019000SPO035000HIS002010SPO046000 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ultra running |
Ultra running - Greece |
Long-distance running - Greece |
Greece |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Immigrant song -- Who am I? -- Fields of fennel -- United by calves -- All in -- Beyond -- Spare the horses -- Let's rock -- The Persians have landed -- Origins of a classic -- Toga! -- Coming home -- Welcome to Greece -- Village in the hills -- Giver of the watermelon -- Sign me up -- Hand me the controls -- For Greece, for home -- The race is on -- It's in the air -- Encounters of the ultra kind -- Stalkers -- Roll camera -- George Clooney -- Three drunk mice -- Shadows in the dark -- Go greek or go home -- The tides through which we move -- The trophy -- One more race. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes explores his Greek ancestry and, with the help of scholars, learns about the world's first marathon. He decides to follow the 153-mile run from Athens to Sparta to honor an ancient Greek runner as well as his own Greek heritage. |
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