{"product_id":"the-running-trivia-book-1001-questions-from-the-sprints-to-the-marathon-hardcover","title":"The Running Trivia Book: 1001 Questions from the Sprints to the Marathon - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Will-Weber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Will-Weber is the genius behind \u003ci\u003eThe Quotable Runner\u003c\/i\u003e, which sold over 30,000 copies in hardcover, and started the successful Quotable series. Now, in the same gift-book format, he has gathered a series of delightful trivia questions sure to entertain, perplex, and astonish everyone who loves running. The questions vary in difficulty from \"Bronze\" for beginners to \"Gold\" for the experts, with a few bonus questions even beyond Gold--brain-busters that might elude the most hardened veteran of track trivia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho was the first man to run four minutes for the mile?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoger Bannister? No  England's Derek Ibbotson ran exactly 4:00.0 in 1955. He eventually set a world record of 3:57.2 in 1957, after Bannister, of course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen New Zealand's John Walker became the first man to break 3:50 in the mile at Gothenburg, Sweden, in the days of enforced amateur status, he was rewarded with a small amount of appearance money and what else?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A. An audience with King Gustav VI\u003cbr\u003e B. A case of beer\u003cbr\u003e C. A silver stopwatch with 3:49.4 engraved on it\u003cbr\u003e D. A date with a Swedish model\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(Answer: B for Beer. The Kiwi runners such as Walker and Dixon were quite fond of it.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd there are 999 more in this ebullient celebration of running. It is all endless good fun and a sure hit among the rabid running crowd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Will-Weber is the editor of The Quotable Runner, Breakaway's best-selling title. Former editor of Runner's World.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 7.82 x 5.82 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730039115839,"sku":"9781891369575","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3246ad92750d72e0e1075a8a9d3bbae3.webp?v=1765124578","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-running-trivia-book-1001-questions-from-the-sprints-to-the-marathon-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}