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  • Runner in Red

  • A Search for the First Woman to run a Marathon in America
  • Written by: Tom Murphy
  • Narrated by: John Quattrucci
  • Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins

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Runner in Red

Written by: Tom Murphy
Narrated by: John Quattrucci
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BASED ON A REAL LIFE BOSTON MARATHON LEGEND

There has been a long-standing belief that a woman slipped into the 1951 Boston Marathon undetected and ran the race. If that could be proven it would make her the first woman to have run a marathon on American soil. She wore “red,” as claimed by a group of Canadian runners who say they tried to bring the matter to the attention of race Director Jock Semple and other race officials. But to no avail, their story was never corroborated, and so today the “Runner in Red” remains a mystery and an urban legend.

A period piece set against the backdrop of the 2000 Boston Marathon, the Millennial marathon, this fictional mystery novel is also a love story, family drama and uplifting tale of the human spirit that explores the history of women’s running in gripping fashion.

©2017 Tom Murphy (P)2024 Tom Murphy

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