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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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The Long Run

By: Matthew Long, Charles Butler
Narrated by: Matthew Del Negro
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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. Personal Development Personal Success Running & Jogging Sports Inspiring Heartfelt New York Injury

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loved this book of the story of Matt Long. very inspiring read well worth a listen

incredibly good!

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I couldn't put my headphones down,
Moving yet motivational how can you make excuses when Matty went threw all that!

Very motivating

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Brilliant story! The journey to and from work was made so much more pleasurable. Go Long!!

Inspirational!

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Would you consider the audio edition of The Long Run to be better than the print version?

Yes

What did you like best about this story?

Detail to the story and the true to life.

What about Matthew Del Negro’s performance did you like?

Superb the way he get the story over.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

Any additional comments?

Good story true life and dramatic from start to finish.

Grabs you from start to finish

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What an inspiring man. I laughed and cried it is a fantastic story of pure determination by a true iron man.

Inspiring what a story!

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