Flanagan's Run
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Flanagan's Run is a 1982 novel written by Scottish athlete and author Tom McNab.
Set in 1931, the story covers an epic footrace across the continental United States. 2,000 runners run the 3,000 miles from Los Angeles
to New York
competing for a prize of $150,000. The fictional race was inspired by the actual 1928 Bunion Derby
, which covered the same route.
On its publication in 1982, the book sold several hundred thousand copies, topped The Times
bestseller list in the UK, and was translated into 16 languages.
An audiobook version of Flanagan's Run, read by actor Rupert Degas
, was published in 2010. Movie rights are owned by Miramax Films
.
Set in 1931, the story covers an epic footrace across the continental United States. 2,000 runners run the 3,000 miles from Los Angeles
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to New York
New York
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competing for a prize of $150,000. The fictional race was inspired by the actual 1928 Bunion Derby
C. C. Pyle
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, which covered the same route.
On its publication in 1982, the book sold several hundred thousand copies, topped The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
bestseller list in the UK, and was translated into 16 languages.
An audiobook version of Flanagan's Run, read by actor Rupert Degas
Rupert Degas
Rupert Joel Degas is an English actor and voice artist.- Early life:Degas was born in London, the son of screenwriter Brian Degas and television presenter Maggie Clews, whose marriage ended in divorce when he was eight...
, was published in 2010. Movie rights are owned by Miramax Films
Miramax Films
Miramax Films is an American entertainment company known for distributing independent and foreign films. For its first 14 years the company was privately owned by its founders, Bob and Harvey Weinstein...
.