The Long Run
One Man's Attempt to Regain his Athletic Career-and His Life-by Running the New York City Marathon
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Narrated by:
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Matthew Del Negro
About this listen
On the morning of December 22, 2005, New York City firefighter Matt Long was cycling to work when he was struck by and sucked under a 20-ton bus making an illegal turn. The injuries he sustained pushed him within inches of death. Miraculously, after five months in the hospital and more than 40 operations, Matt was able to start his recovery.
In addition to his physical injuries, Matt found the psychological consequences of the accident nearly as hard to process. In the 18 months before the accident, he had competed in more than 20 premier athletic events and had qualified for running's most prestigious race, the Boston Marathon. After the accident, one doctor told him he'd be lucky if he could even walk without a cane.
The Long Run is the emotional and incredibly honest story of Matt's determination to fight through fear, despair, loneliness, and intense physical and psychological pain to regain the life he once had. It 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 Marathon.
©2010 Matthew Long (P)2010 Random House AudioWhat listeners say about The Long Run
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- David
- 28-08-2015
warts and all - impressive story
this story doesn't pull any punches, telling the while story, which in the end is very inspirational
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- MARK J MUSCAT
- 24-11-2015
Brilliant!!!! I literally couldn't stop listening.
Loved it. Excellent narration. What an inspirational story. I'll never complain again from being too tired to run.
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- Andy
- 05-12-2019
So inspiring
Crazy story of what can only be described as an everyday hero. If ever you feel that life is a struggle you need to hear this book. Nothing is ever too hard.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-01-2021
Buy this book!
Such an inspiring book - not just for those who compete in endurance sports. The performance by Matthew Del Negro is also first class! Captured the tone of the text absolutely perfectly!
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- Sophie MacKenzie
- 19-09-2017
captivating journey, power of the body!
I was hooked on this booked instantly, being an athlete myself I feel I could understand how he felt and the description and pain he suffered showed through in the writing. I would like to listen to more of where he is now and what he is doing in life now, I feel the book spent a lot of time on his recovery but skipped some parts I would have liked to hear more about. Overall great story, I can't believe it's true - he is a bloody hero!
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- JAMES
- 12-01-2016
Heroic story but a tad cheesy
Heroic story but a tad cheesy. It drags on a bit. Sorry to be negative but I was expecting more. No questioning the heroic feats of the author though
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