John L. Parker, Jr. has written for Outside, Runner's World, and numerous other publications. He was the Southeastern Conference mile champion three times, and the United States Track and Field Federation national champion in the steeplechase, and was the teammate of Olympians Frank Shorter, Jack Bacheler, and Jeff Galloway on several championship cross-country teams. A graduate of the University of Florida's College of Journalism as well as its College of Law, Parker has been a practicing attorney, a newspaper reporter and columnist, a speechwriter for then Governor Bob Graham, and editorial director of Running Times magazine. He lives in Gainesville, Florida, and Bar Harbor, Maine.
Once a Runner captures the essence of what it means to be a competitive runner; to devote your entire existence to a single-minded pursuit of excellence. It has become one of the most beloved sports novels ever written.
Originally self-published in 1978 and sold at road races out of the trunk of the author's car, the book eventually found its way into the hands of high school, college, and postgraduate athletes all over the country. Reading it became a rite of passage on many teams, and tattered copies were handed down like sacred texts from generation to generation. It ranked as the number one most sought-after out-of-print book in the United States in 2007.
Once a Runner is the story of Quenton Cassidy, a collegiate runner at fictional Southeastern University whose lifelong dream is to run a four-minute mile. He is less than a second away when the political and cultural turmoil of the Vietnam War era intrudes into the staid recesses of his school's athletic department. After he becomes involved in an athletes' protest, Cassidy is suspended from his track team.
Under the tutelage of his friend and mentor, Bruce Denton, a graduate student and former Olympic gold medalist, Cassidy gives up his scholarship, his girlfriend, and possibly his future to withdraw to a monastic retreat in the countryside and begin training for the race of his life: a head-to-head match with the greatest miler in history. This book is a rare insider's account of the incredibly intense lives of elite distance runners; an inspiring, funny, and spot-on tale of one man's quest to become a champion.
發表於2024-12-23
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寫下這個標題大概是因為自己最近一直在尋找或者是接近這個狀態:和最好的自己好好相處。既要慢慢成為最好的自己,還要和這個人好好相處。這可不是一件容易的事情。 當反復讀村上春樹的《當我談跑步時我談些什麼》時,腦海裏一直在想:能夠與自我期待達成一緻,還能...
評分 評分我沒什麼意誌力可言, 對於挑戰身體的事情唯恐避之不及, 所以當小時候入選田徑隊時, 選擇瞭短跑。 因為在二選一的情況下, 當然能盡快解脫就是王道。 以為選擇瞭短跑就可以把長跑給踹開, 結果還是要每天早上做體能訓練, 繞著學校後門的空地跑一個小時, 這對我來...
評分在雨中奔跑,在田野奔跑,在夜晚的街上奔跑······都是美妙的體驗,但有一個關鍵,那就是要一個人安靜地跑,最多像卡西迪那樣,再加上一到兩個同伴,足夠瞭。 在長跑的過程中,確實可以深切地感受到一種低調的興奮、孤獨,和自由,我相信,所有熱愛跑步的...
圖書標籤: 跑步 John Parker 英語 running 跑 英文原版 英國文學
kind of trite plot. a runner myself, i like reading all the books about running/great runners. the story is corny, but there are pieces shining out. the writing sounds amateur and kills the book. if you listen to the audio book, you will find the narrator knocked this book to the bottom of hell.
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評分audiobbok 8.5 hours 4.14
評分audiobbok 8.5 hours 4.14
評分audiobbok 8.5 hours 4.14
Once a Runner 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載