{"product_id":"2940014736381","title":"Bert Wilson, Marathon Winner","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER                            PAGE\u003cbr\u003e      I. WITH FLYING FEET              1\u003cbr\u003e     II. THE DEADLY RATTLER           14\u003cbr\u003e    III. A RUN FOR LIFE               26\u003cbr\u003e     IV. A DESPERATE STRUGGLE         38\u003cbr\u003e      V. THE FLOATING RACE-TRACK      48\u003cbr\u003e     VI. OFF FOR THE FIGHT            57\u003cbr\u003e    VII. THE FIRST MARATHON           68\u003cbr\u003e   VIII. IN THE LINER'S PATH          80\u003cbr\u003e     IX. MAN OVERBOARD!               92\u003cbr\u003e      X. CROOKED WORK                105\u003cbr\u003e     XI. A MONSTER PERIL             114\u003cbr\u003e    XII. THE OCEAN'S PREY            129\u003cbr\u003e   XIII. A HUSKY ANTAGONIST          146\u003cbr\u003e    XIV. A FEARFUL AWAKENING         159\u003cbr\u003e     XV. THE DYNAMITE SHIP           172\u003cbr\u003e    XVI. THE STARRY BANNER           185\u003cbr\u003e   XVII. A GLORIOUS VICTORY          195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWITH FLYING FEET\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thundering cheer burst from ten thousand throats, as the three\u003cbr\u003eathletes, running like deer, swung into the stretch and straightened\u003cbr\u003eaway for home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was the last day of the intercollegiate meet for field and track\u003cbr\u003eevents, and the most thrilling feature had been reserved for the\u003cbr\u003ewind-up. It was a modified Marathon of fifteen miles and the fastest\u003cbr\u003erunners in the East had entered the lists. Each college had sent the\u003cbr\u003epick of its runners to struggle for the mastery, and excitement was at\u003cbr\u003efever heat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stands were a mass of color, packed with the partisans of the\u003cbr\u003evarious contenders and \"rooting\" fiercely for their favorites. The\u003cbr\u003edifferent events--pole vaulting, hammer throwing, broad and high\u003cbr\u003ejumping--had been bitterly contested, and the victories had been only a\u003cbr\u003ematter of inches. And now with the minor features disposed of, all eyes\u003cbr\u003ewere centered on the most important of all--the long distance race.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA splendid body of athletes, twenty in number, had faced the starter,\u003cbr\u003eand at the crack of his pistol had darted off like greyhounds freed from\u003cbr\u003ethe leash. They formed a magnificent picture of youth and vigor as they\u003cbr\u003esped around the track. For the first mile or two they kept a fairly\u003cbr\u003ecompact formation; but then the line began to lengthen. Some through\u003cbr\u003eweariness, others through craftiness, fell to the rear and let the\u003cbr\u003eothers make the pace. By the time five miles had been covered, the\u003cbr\u003esifting process began. Brawn and wind and staying power asserted\u003cbr\u003ethemselves. The weaker or more poorly conditioned dropped out altogether\u003cbr\u003eor plodded hopelessly in the rear. At six miles from the finish, only\u003cbr\u003efive were left, and when they entered upon the last mile, the race had\u003cbr\u003enarrowed down to three.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083977375984,"sku":"2940014736381","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014736381_p0.jpg?v=1763623000","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014736381","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}