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Hutchinson, Andrew Boyd, author.
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Cross-country running -- History.
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The complete history of cross-country running : from the nineteenth century to the present day / Andrew Boyd Hutchinson ; foreword by Craig Virgin.
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Hutchinson, Andrew Boyd, author.
New York, NY : Carrel Books, [2018]
Subjects
Cross-country running -- History.
ISBN:
9781631440762 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
1631440764 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
Description:
xiv, 292 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 29 cm
Contents:
1800-1850. Event spotlight: The Crick Run (1838) and the Barby Hill Run (1837) -- 1850-1870. Event spotlight: The Thames Handicap Steeplechase Number 1 (December 7, 1867) -- The 1870s. Event spotlight: The First English National Cross-Country Championship (November 18, 1876) -- The 1880s. Event spotlight: The First Amateur Individual Cross-Country Championship in America (November 6, 1883) -- The 1890s. Event spotlight: The First International Cross-Country Meeting- Cross des Nations (March 20, 1898) -- The 1900s. Event spotlight: The Inaugural Holding of the International Cross-Country Championship (March 28, 1903) ; Cultural spotlight: The Olympic Movement -- The 1910s. Event spotlight: Hannes Kolehmainen and the First Cross-Country Event at the Stockholm Olympics (July 15, 1912) -- The 1920s. Event spotlight: Cornell University versus Oxford/Cambridge Team in England (December 30, 1920) ; Cultural spotlight: Women in Cross-Country Running -- The 1930s. Event spotlight: The 1935 English Cross-Country National- Belgrave versus Birchfield (March 9, 1935) -- The 1940s. Event spotlight: The 1940 Junior International Cross-Country Championship (March 24, 1940) -- The 1950s. Event spotlight: Zatopek, Kuts, and Chromik in the Cross de L'Humanite (March 19, 1954) -- The 1960s. Event spotlight: Lindgren, Pre, and the First Pac-8 Cross-Country Championship (November 14, 1969) -- The 1970s. Event spotlight: Irish Involvement in the First IAAF World Cross-Country Championships (March 17, 1973) ; Cultural spotlight: Kit, equipment, and technology -- The 1980s. Event spotlight: Every Nation has its Hero- the 1983 World Cross-Country Championships (March 20, 1983) -- The 1990s. Event spotlight: Jennings, McKiernan, and Dias at World Cross (March 21, 1992) -- The 2000s. Event spotlight: One Point Away- the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Cross-Country National Championship (November 19, 2001) -- The 2010s. Event spotlight: The Miracle in the Mud- the United States and Kenya at World Cross (March 24, 2013).
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"In the Complete History of Cross-Country Running, author Andrew Boyd Hutchinson captures the full history of cross-country running, from the early 1800s to the present day, on both a national and international scale. It includes chronicles of legendary teams, inspirational tales of achievement, controversies, and interviews with record-breaking runners past and present."--book jacket
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