The Chicago Marathon /
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| Author / Creator: | Suozzo, Andrew G. |
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| Imprint: | Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2006. |
| Description: | xviii, 254 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6100580 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The marathon : from myth to actuality
- 2. A brief history of the Chicago Marathon
- 3. The race director
- 4. Grassroots support
- 5. Corporate and small-business sponsorship
- 6. City government and sister agency support
- 7. Charities
- 8. The media
- 9. Professionals and exceptional amateurs
- 10. Older runners
- 11. Middle-aged and younger runners
- 12. Charity runners.
