Len Hurst - The First Great Marathon Runner Yeovil Town FC The result is a well-researched

The result is a well-researched yet entertaining look at the people of the past

funny stories and the view from inside the dressing room are all part and parcel of this absorbing book

Related in detail is the social and sporting background

Ewa Prokop has created some children’s stories (for ages 9-11) which are set in real places around Downe village

he took an early retirement and found the time to indulge his fondness for the written word

Len Hurst - The First Great Marathon Runner Yeovil Town FC The result is a well-researchedPublished: Oct 2019 ISBN: 9781780915708 On the morning of Sunday July 19 1896, thousands of Parisians awoke early to watch the world's first city marathon. The winner, by a mile, was a brickmaker from Sittingbourne in South East England. Len Hurst won the 200 franc prize in a winning time of 2: 31: 30; 27 minutes faster than the mark of 2: 58: 50 set by Spiridon Louis of Greece three months earlier at the first Olympic marathon in Athens, Greece on 10