The Ghost Runner
The Tragedy of the Man They Couldn't Stop
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4.4 • 5 Ratings
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- £7.99
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- £7.99
Publisher Description
The mystery man threw off his disguise and started to run. Furious stewards gave chase. The crowd roared.
A legend was born. Soon the world would know him as 'the ghost runner'. John Tarrant. The extraordinary man whom nobody could stop. As a hapless teenage boxer in the 1950s, he'd been paid £17 expenses. When he wanted to run, he was banned for life. His amateur status had been compromised. Forever. Now he was fighting back, gatecrashing races all over Britain. No number on his shirt. No friends in high places. Soon he would be a record-breaker, one of the greatest long-distance runners the world has ever seen.
This is his true story: The Ghost Runner.
Customer Reviews
The Ghost Runner
The tragic highs and lows of his story indicate this mans courage against all prejudices in order to chase his passion for running? All the more so because I knew his family and followed his trail to his tragic unrecognised end? They don’t make them like that any more. I couldn’t put it down!