{"product_id":"a-runners-journey-paperback-softback-9781487541040","title":"A Runner's Journey (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487541040","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Runner's Journey\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBruce Kidd (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487541040\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 September 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e424 pages, 32 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15 x 2.8 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anyone interested in the history of Canadian sports, international track and field and the Olympic movement will find great value in this entertaining and informative memoir.\"\u003c\/p\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCanadian Running Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eA Runner\u0026amp;#x2019;s Journey\u003c\/i\u003e, Kidd takes the reader inside the life of one of Canada\u0026amp;#x2019;s greatest and most complex athletes. Whether it is his discussion of his unconventional athletic background (his late start in track and field, and his affinity for social activism from a young age), or analyzing his sudden skyrocketing to fame, he offers a compelling memoir from the opening page.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Rachael Bishop (\u003cem\u003eMedium\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1960s, Bruce Kidd was one of Canada\u0026amp;#x2019;s most celebrated athletes. As a teenager, Kidd won races all over the globe, participated in the Olympics, and started a revolution in distance running and a revival in Canadian track and field. He quickly became a symbol of Canadian youth and the subject of endless media coverage. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlthough most athletes of his generation were cautioned to keep their opinions to themselves, Kidd took it upon himself to speak out on the problems and possibilities of Canadian sport. Encouraged by his parents and teammates, Kidd criticized the racism and sexism of amateur sport in Canada, the treatment of players in the National Hockey League, American control of the Canadian Football League, and the uneven coverage of sports by the media – and he continues to fight for equity to this day. After retiring from his career as an athlete, Kidd became a well-known advocate for gender and racial justice and an academic leader at the University of Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDepicting a Canadian sport legend\u0026amp;#x2019;s journey of joy, discovery, and activism, this memoir bears witness to the remarkable changes Bruce Kidd has lived through in more than seventy years of participation in Canadian and international sports.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One: The Education of an Athlete\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. A Boy on the Beach \u003cbr\u003e2. I Become a Runner\u003cbr\u003e3. Choosing Canada\u003cbr\u003e4. Canadian Hero\u003cbr\u003e5. Commonwealth Champion\u003cbr\u003e6. A Cheer for Amateurism\u003cbr\u003e7. Great Expectations\u003cbr\u003e8. Lane Three\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two: The Education of an Activist\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Gap Year\u003cbr\u003e10. Recreation for All\u003cbr\u003e11. The Olympic Project for Human Rights \u003cbr\u003e12. The Canadian Sport System \u003cbr\u003e13. Wafflers and Jockrakers \u003cbr\u003e14. The Political Economy of Sport \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Three: My Struggle for Canadian Sport\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Dream Job \u003cbr\u003e16. Critical Support for the Olympics\u003cbr\u003e17. A Boycott that Worked \u003cbr\u003e18. Feminist Ally \u003cbr\u003e19. Recovery Projects \u003cbr\u003e20. Struggling for the Olympic Ideals\u003cbr\u003e21. A Sport System We Can Be Proud Of \u003cbr\u003e22. Renewing Varsity\u003cbr\u003e23. A New Social Movement\u003cbr\u003e24. Runner with a Worldview\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Aevo UTP","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52735295160600,"sku":"9781487541040","price":20.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-runners-journey-paperback-softback-9781487541040","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}