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Running Olympic History: more detail

Olympic Marathon: A Centennial History of the Games' Most Storied Race by Charlie Lovett, 1997-04-30
Running Scared: How Athletics Lost Its Innocence by Steven Downes, Duncan MacKay, 1997-01
42,195 km [i.e. Quarante-deux virgule cent quatre-vingt-quinze kilometres]: Grandeurs et miseres des marathons olympiques (French Edition) by Raymond Pointu, 1979
On the Run: The Fabulist Story of Felix Carvajal (New American Fiction Series) by Richard Andersen, 1986-06
Running Through the Ages by Edward S. Sears, 2008-12-22
The Olympic Marathon by David Martin, Roger Gynn, 2000-05-08
The Marathon Makers by John Bryant, Sebastian Coe, 2009-06-01
Running with the Bulls: My Years with the Hemingways (Brilliance Audio on Compact Disc) by Valerie Hemingway, 2004-10-26
Western viewpoint of Korean running: And my track activities at the Brigham Young University in the United States : a research paper dedicated to Coach Clarence F. Robison by Bok-suk Shim by Bok-suk Shim, 1957
"Why the Finns Are Champion Athletes": An entry from Gale's <i>American Decades: Primary Sources</i>

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Olympic Sports History - Marathon
olympic Marathon history read the unique history of marathonrunning and all the events as an olympics sport.
http://www.athenshousing.com/olympicshistory/OlympicSports/marathon.html

Extractions: Home Check Availability Browse Accommodations Buy Olympic Event Tickets ... Submit A Special Request Olympic Sports History MARATHON Although it has roots in Greek legend, the marathon is one of the most modern of races. The legend grew up around a famous battle that took place in 490 B.C., when Athenian troops defeated a large Persian invasion force on the plain of Marathon, about 25 miles from Athens. According to Herodotus, the Athenians sent a military courier named Phidippides (or Pheidippides or Philippides) to request help from Sparta. He covered the distance, about 150 miles, in less than two days. About 600 years later, the legend arose that Phidippides had been sent to Athens to bring news of the victory at Marathon. After reaching the city, he said, "Rejoice, we conquer," and then died of the exertionor so the story went. The legend is almost certainly untrue, but it was generally believed in the late 19th century. One believer was French historian and linguist Michele Breal. As plans took shape for the first modern Olympics at Athens in 1896, Breal proposed re-enacting Phidippides' legendary run. He even offered to put up a silver trophy for the winner. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympics, embraced the idea enthusiastically, as did the Athenian organizers. So a 40-kilometer (24.8-mile) race called the marathon was the final, climactic event at the 1896 Olympics.
History Of The Olympic Discovery Trail
history of the Trail. trestle is a critical link in a stretch of corridor runningalong the Paving of the trail between Gasman Road and Old olympic Highway was
http://www.olympicdiscoverytrail.com/pages/history.htm

Extractions: Prepared by Rich James Clallam County has been very successful in leveraging a small amount of local trail funding to compete for federal and state trail building dollars. In the time period from 1995 through the end of 2001 almost 73% of trail funding had come from federal or state sources. In the years 2000, 2001 and 2003 Clallam County received a series of federal grants that provided 100% federal funding for construction of the Olympic Discovery Trail. These grants will provide Clallam County with the opportunity to complete a majority of the trail system connecting Blyn, Sequim, Port Angeles and Forks within the next ten year time period. Clallam County will emerge from this decade with a non-motorized trail system that rivals the quality and safety of its motorized transportation system. A growing number of Clallam County residents living near urban areas are already beginning to enjoy the newfound ability to safely commute to work and shop downtown utilizing a traffic separated trail instead of their cars. Growth in this trend can provide a small measure of congestion relief to the busy Highway 101 corridor. The background of the Olympic Discovery Trail project begins with the construction of the first railroad grades in Clallam County since much of the route is located on historic railroad grades. The Seattle, Port Angeles and Western Railway lines were laid between Port Angeles and Discovery Bay in 1914 and 1915. At Discovery Bay, the Seattle, Port Angeles and Western Railway lines tied into the Port Townsend and Southern lines built in 1887.
Olympics - EnchantedLearning.com
are to be held, using a series of torches carried by people running, walking, riding Historyof the Torch The tradition of the olympic flame began
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/olympics/

Extractions: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, was where the year 2002 Winter Olympics were held. For information on Utah, click here . For a page on Utah's flag, click here The year 2002 Winter Olympic Games are being held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. The opening ceremonies were on February 8, 2002. The closing ceremonies were on Sunday, February 24, 2002. The events in the Winter Olympics include: ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, snowboarding, luge, bobsleigh, skeleton (a type of sledding), curling, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing, slalom, downhill (Alpine) skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined (skiing plus ski jumping), and biathlon (skiing and shooting). The flag of the Olympic Games has five interlocking rings (blue, yellow, black, green, and red) on a white ground. The rings represent the five parts of the world that were joined together in the Olympic movement: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe. The motto of the Olympic Games is "Citius, altius, fortius" (meaning "Faster, higher, stronger" in Latin).
Ancient Sports: Pentathlon
Ancient olympic Events. Anthropology. This was a 5event combinationof discus, javelin, jumping, running and wrestling. Aristotle
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/pentathlon.html

Extractions: Photograph by Maria Daniels, courtesy of The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology This was a 5-event combination of discus, javelin, jumping, running and wrestling. Aristotle describes a young man's ultimate physical beauty: "a body capable of enduring all efforts, either of the racecourse or of bodily strength...This is why the athletes in the pentathlon are most beautiful." (Aristotle, Rhetoric Boston 01.8020 Photograph courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The ancient Greeks considered the rhythm and precision of an athlete throwing the discus as important as his strength. The discus was made of stone, iron, bronze, or lead, and was shaped like a flying saucer. Sizes varied, since the boys' division was not expected to throw the same weight as the mens'. Boston 98.876
Union Internationale De Pentathlon Moderne
was held over four days with either running and shooting women to compete in the Sydney2000 Olympics Games For the first time in history, the Pentathlon venues
http://www.pentathlon.org/history_of.cfm
Permanent Exhibition
In the Virtual Viren running Simulator the museum guests metre final at the MontrealOlympic Games of A separate video program presents the history of Finnish
http://www.urheilumuseo.org/museo_eng/museum/mus_exhib.htm

Extractions: PERMANENT EXHIBITION In the Virtual Viren Running Simulator the museum guests can join the famous final lap of the 5,000-metre final at the Montreal Olympic Games of 1976 - and perhaps beat our champion Lasse Viren. At Kino Nurmi, the video theatre of the Sports Museum, the museum guests can watch clips from the greatest moments of Finnish sports. A separate video program presents the history of Finnish motor sports. The gilded shoe of Paavo Nurmi Paavo Nurmi (born 13 June 1897, died 2 October 1973) was the greatest long-distance runner of all time. He won a total of nine gold and three silver medals at three Olympic Games in the 1920's. The gilded shoe of Paavo Nurmi is the most famous exhibit of the Sports Museum. The spike shoe was gilded for the 1939 New York World's Fair. It was put on display in the Finnish Pavilion in order to promote the 1940 Olympic Games in Helsinki. These Games were cancelled due to the Second World War, however. Paavo Nurmi donated the gilded shoe to the Sports Museum in 1943, when the Museum was opened in its present location at the Olympic Stadium.
Olympic Games Web Sites, Sydney, Atlanta, Athens ...
A list of links to summer Olympics sites.
http://www.runnersweb.com/running/olympics.html

Extractions: Real Audio 2004 Olympics Webzine 2008 New Beijing Great Olympics 2008 Toronto Olympic Bid Headlines ... Athens, Greece 2004 Archive Slam! Sports Atlanta Games 1996 NY Times (The) Australian Sydney Olympics and Paralympics Australian Broadcasting Corporation Olympics Site BBC Sport - Olympics 2000 BBC Sport - Olympics 2004 Beijing Olympics 2008 ... CNNSI Olympic Medal Hopeful Photo Essays Men CNNSI Olympic Medal Hopeful Photo Essays Women CompuServe Olympics Page Cool Running Australia Dallas Morning News: Olympics Denver Post Olympics ... ESPN Summer Olympics 2000 EuroSport Olympic Games FT Sports.com Olympics 2000 Fox Sports Australia Athens 2004 GamesBids.com "An Authoritative Review of Olympic Bid Business" GamesBids.com Forum
XpeditionGold.com Dutch Women 470 Sailing Team
Dedicated to the Dutch women 470 Sailing team running for the Olympics Athens 2004.
http://www.xpeditiongold.com

Extractions: Surf the main features of Sailing1st.com News - Read news of the regatta sailing community Events - View upcoming int/nat/reg events worldwide Results - View results on events worldwide Web Cams - Real Time view at venues worldwide MySailing - Join the Regatta Sailing Community Pre Olympic Test Event Athens, Greece ISAF World Sailing Championships Cadiz, Spain Dutch Champion!!!!!!!!!!!! Dutch Championships (Hoorn - 9/25/2002)
Cool Running :: Running Run Training Marathon Runners Jogging Jogger Joggers Run
Cool running is the complete online resource for runners, offering the Web's most comprehensive race calendar, race results listings, training advice, interactive tools and a vibrant online Ago
http://www.coolrunning.com/
Athens Marathon - About Us -
was established at the 1924 Olympics in Paris Today, marathons have become a runningtradition throughout the looks forward to sharing the history and culture
http://www.athensmarathon.com/marathon/history.html

Extractions: Quick Find.... 11 Day Tour 6 Day Tour Minimal Support Package Booking forms for tours Entry form for marathon Photo Album FAQ Comments from participants Site Map About the marathon Map of Course About the tour History of the marathon Request information packet 2003 race results NEW THIS YEAR Marathon Souvenirs If you want to truly experience the magic and antiquity of Greece and the Marathon, this is the choice for you. You'll be headquartered in the Aegean resort community of Vouliagmeni. Daily runs and clinics with Jeff Galloway. Lots of sightseeing, guided tours and Apostolos' superb runner support at the Marathon. Price: $2,495.00 USD (Per person, double occupancy. Single supplement: $325.00)

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