{"product_id":"the-great-billy-butlin-race-the-first-and-only-footrace-from-john-ogroats-to-lands-end-9781913432089","title":"The Great Billy Butlin Race: The First and only Footrace from John O'Groats to Land's End","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow a Russian doctor and Billy Butlin brought Britain to the side of the road\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I very much enjoyed this book. A wonderfully accessible look at the development and history of marathons, with particular emphasis on the difficult and enigmatic Barbara Moore.\" Wishing Shelf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1960, Britain was swept by a craze for marathons, embodied in an eccentric 56-year-old Russian: motorcycle champion, former Leningrad death row inmate, radical dietician Dr Barbara Moore. Keen to exploit this new fad, holiday camp pioneer Billy Butlin organised the first and indeed only walking\/running race from John O'Groats to Land's End. Despite opposition, 715 participants started off, with the hardiest captivating the nation during that drab winter. A fascinating and quirky story of daring, entrepreneurship, and good old 'British pluck': a story that deserves re-telling for the modern audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first chapter of The Great Billy Butlin Race (titled The Footsloggers), was shortlisted for the inaugural Writers \u0026amp;Artists Working-Class Writers' Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stairwell Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913432089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.42d","brand":"Robin Richards","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39992437178549,"sku":"9781913432089","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ff76d416-96a2-4766-bd78-a776f3832a21.jpg?v=1620709069","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-great-billy-butlin-race-the-first-and-only-footrace-from-john-ogroats-to-lands-end-9781913432089","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}