Originally self-published in 1978, "Once a Runner" captures the
essence of competitive running--and of athletic competition in
general--and has become one of the most beloved sports novels ever
published..
Inspired by the author's experience as a collegiate champion, the
story focuses on Quenton Cassidy, a competitive runner at fictional
Southeastern University whose lifelong dream is to run a
four-minute mile. He is less than a second away when the 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 against the greatest miler in history. .
A rare insider's account of the incredibly intense lives of elite
distance runners, "Once a Runner" is an inspiring, funny, and
spot-on tale of one man's quest to become a champion..
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