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The star – a family tragedy during her teenage years in South Africa motivates Abby Dennison, a highly talented track runner, to become the world number one over fifteen hundred metres.
The race – James Selfe, an ambitious athletics meeting director in London, sets up a mile race and invites the sport’s top women contenders to compete. Breaking the world record is the target.
The journalist – Deon Coetzee is an up-and-coming sportswriter who becomes a key player in Abby’s quest to break the record.
The fan – Mark Whyte, a successful entrepreneur, follows Abby’s career from an ever-shortening distance.
The opposition – comes from more than just the best athletes in the race.
The risks – are numerous.
This is the real world of elite track athletes, where sporting brilliance is no guarantee of success, where races are run on a knife-edge and a dark underbelly exists alongside fame, fortune, accolades and records.
Ultimately, Abby must ask herself this question: is winning enough?
Ian Laxton is a sports journalist, commentator and author who has worked in South Africa and internationally at events ranging from the Comrades Marathon to the Olympic Games.
The race – James Selfe, an ambitious athletics meeting director in London, sets up a mile race and invites the sport’s top women contenders to compete. Breaking the world record is the target.
The journalist – Deon Coetzee is an up-and-coming sportswriter who becomes a key player in Abby’s quest to break the record.
The fan – Mark Whyte, a successful entrepreneur, follows Abby’s career from an ever-shortening distance.
The opposition – comes from more than just the best athletes in the race.
The risks – are numerous.
This is the real world of elite track athletes, where sporting brilliance is no guarantee of success, where races are run on a knife-edge and a dark underbelly exists alongside fame, fortune, accolades and records.
Ultimately, Abby must ask herself this question: is winning enough?
Ian Laxton is a sports journalist, commentator and author who has worked in South Africa and internationally at events ranging from the Comrades Marathon to the Olympic Games.
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Author(s): Ian Laxton
Publication year: 2023
Pages: 414
Publisher: GUIDE BOOK PUBLICATIONS
ISBN: 9780639982533
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Publication year: 2023
Pages: 414
Publisher: GUIDE BOOK PUBLICATIONS
ISBN: 9780639982533
