Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 6
Introduction 9
Chapter 1 Atalanta: The Founding Myth for Women's Running and the First Runners' Love Story 12
Chapter 2 Pheidippides and the Battle of Marathon FAQ 22
Chapter 3 The Messengers 40
Chapter 4 Hell and Fury Sykes 54
Chapter 5 Sam Runs With the Hounds and Three Great Sports Begin: An Experiment in Biography 72
Chapter 6 Spyridon Louis and the Art of Pace Judgment-Athens 1896 90
Chapter 7 The Fascinating Struggle: Near-Death Drama at the Great White City - London 1908 106
Chapter 8 Marathon Mania - New York 1908-1911 137
Chapter 9 The First Great Women's Track Race: How Many Collapsed? - Amsterdam 1928 170
Chapter 10 Three Heroes of Berlin - Olympic Games 1936 187
Chapter 11 The Story of the Four-Minute Mile 220
Chapter 12 The Most Sensational Last Lap in History: Billy Mills's Olympic Dream - Tokyo 1964 241
Chapter 13 Out of the Tunnel: Joan Benoit and the Women's Marathon - Los Angeles 1984 253
Chapter 14 The New Atalanta: Allison Roe 275
Bibliography 297
About the Author 304