The Long Run: A New York City Firefighter's Triumphant Comeback from Crash Victim to Elite Athlete
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (863 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1609611799 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Miraculously, more than 40 operations and months later, Matt was able to start his recovery. After the accident, his doctor told him he'd be lucky if he could even walk without a cane.The Long Run is an emotional and incredibly honest story about Matt's determination to fight through fear, despair, loneliness, and intense physical and psychological pain to regain the life he once had. A New York City firefighter's emotional and inspiring memoir of learning to run again after a debilitating accident, based on the wildly popular March 2009 piece in Runner's World.On the morning of December 22, 2005, Matt Long was cycling to work in the early morning when he was struck by and sucked under a 20-ton bus making an illegal turn. The book chronicles Matt's road to recovery as he teaches himself to walk again and, a mere three years later, to run in the 2008 New York City Marathona gimpy seven-and-a-half hour journey through the five boroughs. The injuries he sustained pushed him within inches of his life. He would no longer be able to compete at the highest level.In the 18 months before the accident, he had competed in more than 20 events including several triathlons and marathons and had qualified for running's most prestigious race, the Boston Marathon. "Running saved my life," Matt says, and his embrace of the running community and insistence on competing in the marathon has inspired many, turning him into a symbol of hope and recovery fo
He lives in New York City.Charles Butler is an editor at Runner's World and teaches journalism at Lehigh University.. Matt Long is the founder of the I Will Foundation, which assists men, women, boys, and girls taking on pursuits they previously thought were beyond their reach
Helps me through my own recovery after getting hit by a car. I have been cycling thousands of miles per year for over twenty years and was never hit; then on October 2, 2010 I was hit sideways by a car in a crosswalk. I waited for the light, and managed to pass two stopped cars, while in the crosswalk, assuming I couldn't be safer, and the car came through their red light faster than they could possibly stopped in time, destroying my racing bike and both knees. On top of that, I had just finishe. Great story and read This is a great story of perseverance and how a positive outlook can get you through almost anything. I couldn't put it down once I started.. Four Stars Great book, an inspiration to someone that might want to feel sorry for themselves.
And one more finish line to cross." After the accident, and a prognosis he didn't want to hear (a slim margin for survival; likely paralysis), Long endured 40 operations and spent five months in the hospital, never taking his mind off the finish line at the end of the 2008 NYC Marathon. All rights reserved. "Each day I was up and out, sometimes early, sometimes late, but always looking for something new to do. From Publishers Weekly When Long, a New York City firefighter with East Harlem's Ladder Company 43, was crushed by a bus while riding his bike to work one winter's day, he was transformed from a man who ran marathons to a man who might never walk again. Like Long himself, his memoir is full of the