Virgin Territory: The Story of Craig Virgin, America's Renaissance Runner
- ISBN-10
- 0996506500
- ISBN-13
- 9780996506502
- Series
- Virgin Territory
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 322
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-08-08
- Publisher
- Randy L. Sharer
- Author
- Randy Sharer
Description
The spirit of a renegade...the soul of a champion Virgin Territory provides a thrilling look at the rough-and-tumble racing world of the 1970s and 80s when Craig competed against greats such as Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers, Alberto Salazar, Nick Rose, Rod Dixon, Greg Meyer and Herb Lindsay many times and once faced the late great Steve Prefontaine. Craig would be better known if not for the Olympic boycott of 1980, the year he posted the fastest 10,000-meter time in the world. A man of incredible determination and discipline, Craig prevailed over extreme pain and bitter disappointments to reinvent himself as a motivational speaker advocating the power of positive thought. Those now making road race participation boom again will be inspired by this overlooked legend, who possessed the spirit of a renegade to help transform his sport from amateur to professional. Book jacket.
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