{"product_id":"9781553801269","title":"I Just Ran: Percy Williams, World's Fastest Human","description":"\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Nonfiction. Biography. Canadian History. Sports. At the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics an unknown Vancouver runner named Percy Williams shocked the sports world by capturing the 100- and 200-meter gold medals. Some said the feat was a fluke. It wasn't. In 1929 Percy silenced naysayers by sweeping the US indoor track circuit, then he went on to set a world record in the 100 meters that would stand until the arrival of Jesse Owens. And in between he waged a speed duel with the fleetest men on the planet, a battle for track supremacy and the title \"World's Fastest Human.\" Based on extensive research that included access to Percy's private letters, diary and scrapbooks, I JUST RAN is the first full-length account of this sports legend, one of the most famous Canadians of his day but now largely forgotten. It begins as the Cinderella story of a youth who conquers a sport dominated by American sprinters. Then it gets grittier, for success and fame had a dark side. I Just Ran follows Percy and his janitor-coach Bob Granger as they journey through the world of elite running in the 1920s and 30s—a world that was not always pretty beneath the veneer of amateurism.","brand":"Ronsdale Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045299831024,"sku":"9781553801269","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781553801269_p0.jpg?v=1763753465","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781553801269","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}