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A runner's journey / Bruce Kidd.

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"In the 1960s, Bruce Kidd was one of Canada'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 t...

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Main Author: Kidd, Bruce (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : Aevo UTP , 2021.
Subjects:
Kidd, Bruce.
Runners (Sports) > Canada > Biography.
Political activists > Canada > Biography.
Sports > Political aspects > Canada.
Sports > Social aspects > Canada.
Political activists.
Runners (Sports)
Sports > Political aspects.
Sports > Social aspects.
Canada.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part One: The Education of an Athlete
  • 1. A Boy on the Beach
  • 2. I Become a Runner
  • 3. Choosing Canada
  • 4. Canadian Hero
  • 5. Commonwealth Champion
  • 6. A Cheer for Amateurism
  • 7. Great Expectations
  • 8. Lane Three
  • Part Two: The Education of an Activist
  • 9. Gap Year
  • 10. Recreation for All
  • 11. The Olympic Project for Human Rights
  • 12. The Canadian Sport System
  • 13. Wafflers and Jockrakers
  • 14. The Political Economy of Sport
  • Part Three: My Struggle for Canadian Sport
  • 15. Dream Job
  • 16. Critical Support for the Olympics
  • 17. A Boycott that Worked
  • 18. Feminist Ally
  • 19. Recovery Projects
  • 20. Struggling for the Olympic Ideals
  • 21. A Sport System We Can Be Proud Of
  • 22. Renewing Varsity
  • 23. A New Social Movement
  • 24. Runner with a Worldview.

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