02264nam 2200493 450 991016490510332120230808195634.01-60961-473-9(CKB)3710000000875729(MiAaPQ)EBC4697282(MiAaPQ)EBC6061673(Au-PeEL)EBL6061673(OCoLC)1156119339(EXLCZ)99371000000087572920170116h20162016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe road to Sparta reliving the ancient battle and epic run that inspired the world's greatest footrace /Dean KarnazesNew York, New York :Rodale,2016.©20161 online resource (199 pages) illustrations, maps1-60961-474-7 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.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.Ultra runningUltra runningGreeceLong-distance runningGreeceGreecefastUltra running.Ultra runningLong-distance running796.4252SPO019000SPO035000HIS002010SPO046000bisacshKarnazes Dean1247479MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910164905103321The road to Sparta2891886UNINA