{"product_id":"a-race-like-no-other-262-miles-through-the-streets-of-new-york-9780061373145","title":"A Race Like No Other: 26.2 Miles Through the Streets of New York","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Gets closer to this marathon than an avenue railbird, and it leaves impressions not fleeting, but lasting.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cem\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe New York City Marathon is considered one of the nation's--and the world's--premier sporting events. A reporter for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/em\u003eLiz Robbins brings the color, the history, the electricity of this remarkable annual competition alive in \u003cem\u003eA Race Like No Other\u003c\/em\u003e. Centering her narrative around the fabled 2007 running, Robbins captures all the intensity of the grand event, following the runners--both professional and amateur--along 26.2 grueling miles through the streets of New York, from the starting line at the Verrazano Narrows Bridge to the finish line in Central Park, and offering fascinating portraits of marathon legends like the race's charismatic founder, the late Fred Lebow, and nine-time champion Grete Waitz. The \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/em\u003eraves: \"Robbins nails the race, painting a broad, impressionistic portrait of what I consider New York's greatest day.\" No other book captures the excitement of the New York City Marathon like \u003cem\u003eA Race Like No Other\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobbins, Liz:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eA sportswriter for seventeen years--the last nine at the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e--Liz Robbins has covered marathons, the Olympics, tennis, and the NBA. She lives in New York City and frequents the running trails of Central Park.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491381055762,"sku":"9780061373145","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e35374bc-b3d6-4a2e-91ea-fc0dc79d2c91.jpg?v=1730540015","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-race-like-no-other-262-miles-through-the-streets-of-new-york-9780061373145","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}