The ghost runner
Subtitle: the epic journey of the man they couldn't stop
By: Bill Jones
Edition: 1st hardcover ed.
Publisher: Pegasus Books, LLC; Distributed by W.W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781605984131
Subjects: Runners (Sports); Biography; Running & Jogging; Track and field athletes; SPORTS & RECREATION
Other titles: Epic journey of the man they couldn't stop
Description: "The Ghost Runner," John Tarrant, the extraordinary man whom nobody could stop. As a hapless teenage boxer in the 1950's, he'd been paid £17 in expenses. When he turned to distance running, he found himself banned for life. His amateur status had been compromised forever. Now he was fighting back, gate-crashing races all over Britain. No number on his shirt. No friends in high places. Soon he would be a record-breaker, one of the greatest long distance runners the world had ever seen."--Inside jacket cover.
Notes: Originally published: Edinburgh : Mainstream Publishing, 2011.
Table of contents: title: This is what I am --; title: 'An honest endeavour' --; title: 'Torrance of Buxton' --; title: The ghost runner --; title: 'Dear Tarrant' --; title: 'The ageing maestro' --; title: Return of the ghost --; title: A man apart --; title: The only white man --; title: The greatest race -- -- Afterword -- Appendix.; title: John Tarrant's career highlights.