Boston Marathon: 100 Years of Blood, Sweat, and Cheers : 1897-1996

by Tom Derderian

Over 200 full color and archival photos plus a full color map of the race will literally unfold before your eyes. 100 stories pay tribute to this incredible event.

Genres: Sports, Nonfiction, History

Hardcover

First published March 1, 1996

Reviews

[Dave]

This book was a gift I received the week after running Boston. I rated this book a 5 because The Boston Marathon is a 5 star experience. Any book that can conjure up those memories and add history to them, is worthy of a 5.

[Angela]

This little coffee table book is full of photos and fun facts about the Boston Marathon. Last updated in 2003, it would be nice to see another update to include the winners from 2003-2016 (including the wheelchair athletes who are not listed among the winners), and the bombings in 2013. I enjoyed reading it before I ran Boston. It would be a fun book to have on the table at a party for spectators of the Boston Marathon.

[Bec]

This book gave good insight into the history of the Boston marathon and each section of the race. My biggest letdown was the list of winners at the back, which included the men since inception, the women since they started racing, but no list for the men and women wheelchair marathon winners which was pretty average in my opinion (even though they were mentioned throughout the book).

[Elaine]

interesting collection of information