The Drake Relays : America's athletic classic /
The Drake Relays are one of the iconic events of track and field in the United States. World and Olympic champions test their speed and stamina on the famed Blue Oval in Des Moines, Iowa, every April, and by spring 2013 they had set fourteen world records and fifty-one American records. But unlike m...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press,
2014
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| Series: | Iowa and the Midwest experience.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | The Drake Relays are one of the iconic events of track and field in the United States. World and Olympic champions test their speed and stamina on the famed Blue Oval in Des Moines, Iowa, every April, and by spring 2013 they had set fourteen world records and fifty-one American records. But unlike most other top meets, this one also features college athletes from all over the country and high school athletes from across Iowa, giving them the experience of a lifetime-competing on the same track with the elite in their sport. This mix brings many enthusiastic spectators to the stadium and m. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (121 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781609382568 1609382560 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
