The Long Run: A New York City Firefighter's Triumphant Comeback from Crash Victim to Elite Athlete
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (648 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 160529246X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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He lives in Emmaus, PA.. He lives in New York City.Charles Butler is an editor at Runner's World. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Fortune, and Inside Sports. Matt Long is the founder of the I Will Foundation, which helps men, women, boys, and girls to pursue goals they previously thought were beyond the
Having recently completed the 2005 New York City Marathon, in just over three hours, Long was training for Boston. "Each day I was up and out, sometimes early, sometimes late, but always looking for something new to do. And one more finish line to cross." After the accident, and a prognosis he didn't want to hear (a slim margin for survival; likely paralysis), Long endured 40 operations and spent five months in the hospital, never taking his mind off the finish line at the end of the 2008 NYC Marathon. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. From Publishers Weekly When Long, a New York City firefighter with East Harlem's Ladder Company 43, was crushed by a bus while riding his bike to work one winter's day, he was transformed from a man who ran marathons to a man who might never walk again. Like Long himself, his memoir is full of the hea
He would no longer be able to compete at the highest level.In the 18 months before the accident, he had competed in more than 20 events including several triathlons and marathons and had qualified for running's most prestigious race, the Boston Marathon. Miraculously, more than 40 operations and months later, Matt was able to start his recovery. The injuries he sustained pushed him within inches of his life. After the accident, his doctor told him he'd be lucky if he could even walk without a cane.The Long Run is an emotional and incredibly honest story about Matt's determination to fight through fear, despair, loneliness, and intense physical and psychological pain to regain the life he once had. New York City firefighter's emotional and inspiring memoir of learning to run again after a debilitating accident, based on the wildly popular March 2009 piece in Runner's World.On the morning of December 22, 2005, Matt Long was cycling to work in the early morning when he was struck by and sucked under a 20-ton bus making an illegal turn. "Running saved my life," Matt says, and his embrace of the running community and insistence on competing in the marathon has inspired many, turning him into a symbol of hope
Helps me through my own recovery after getting hit by a car. John-something I have been cycling thousands of miles per year for over twenty years and was never hit; then on October 2, 2010 I was hit sideways by a car in a crosswalk. I waited for the light, and managed to pass two stopped cars, while in the crosswalk, assuming I couldn't be safer, and the car came through their red light faster than they could possibly stopped in time, destroying my racing bike and both knees. On top of th. "Great story and read" according to A Customer. This is a great story of perseverance and how a positive outlook can get you through almost anything. I couldn't put it down once I started.. David Dieffenbach said Four Stars. Great book, an inspiration to someone that might want to feel sorry for themselves.