The Road to Sparta: Reliving the Ancient Battle and Epic Run That Inspired the World's Greatest Footrace by Dean Karnazes

The Road to Sparta: Reliving the Ancient Battle and Epic Run That Inspired the World's Greatest Footrace

Dean Karnazes

304 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history sports informative medium-paced
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The Road to Sparta is the story of the 153-mile run from Athens to Sparta that inspired the marathon and saved democracy, as told--and experienced--by ultramarathoner and New York Times bestselling author Dean Karnazes. In 490 BCE, Pheidippides ra...

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