{"product_id":"9781609613907","title":"Sub 4:00: Alan Webb and the Quest for the Fastest Mile","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor more than three decades, not one American schoolboy had run a sub-4:00 mile. Then, in January 2001, Alan Webb clocked a 3:59.86 mile, the fastest indoor U.S. high school mile ever. Just a few months later, the young track star achieved legendary status: he ran a 3:53.46 mile-a full 2 seconds faster than former record holder Jim Ryun. Everywhere Webb was hailed as \"America's Next Great Miler.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Sub 4:00\u003c\/i\u003e, noted track writer Chris Lear follows Webb to college at the University of Michigan. As we witness Webb's freshman track season-watching him struggle with injuries, interpersonal conflicts, the politics of the collegiate track world, and his own aspirations to become the best miler ever-we get an unprecedented behind-the-scenes view of the life of one of the nation's most promising track athletes with a new chapter describing the latest developments in Webb's fascinating career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rodale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129902514416,"sku":"9781609613907","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781609613907_p0.jpg?v=1763842424","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781609613907","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}