The Ghost Runner

Jan 11, 2025 11:22 PM

Author:Bill Jones

The Ghost Runner

The mystery man threw off his disguise and started to run. Furious stewards gave chase. The crowd roared.

A legend was born. Soon the world would know him as 'the ghost runner'. John Tarrant. The extraordinary man whom nobody could stop. As a hapless teenage boxer in the 1950s, he'd been paid £17 expenses. When he wanted to run, he was banned for life. His amateur status had been compromised. Forever. Now he was fighting back, gatecrashing races all over Britain. No number on his shirt. No friends in high places. Soon he would be a record-breaker, one of the greatest long-distance runners the world has ever seen.

This is his true story: The Ghost Runner.

Reviews

A terrific story - a comic strip hero made flesh, with all the human complications that entails

—— Daily Mail

Tarrant's poignant story is wonderfully refreshing and beautifully told

—— The Sun

A fantastic story of the underdog

—— Metro

Makes fascinating reading

—— Manchester Evening News

Bill Jones used to make documentaries, and he retains that discipline's eye for telling details and evocative shots

—— The Times

An astounding story

—— The Independent

A remarkable story

—— Sport

A grimly compelling account

—— The Observer

Jones has unearthed and told quite brilliantly the tragic story of a man condemned not only be authority but also by his own stubbornness

—— Sunday Times

Moving

—— Sunday Express

[Moore] entertainingly unravels the complexities of the relationships within the peloton

—— Richard Williams , Guardian

One of Bike Radar’s favourite books of the past 12 months

—— Bike Radar

Moore unearths a dazzling array of detail through interviews and anecdotes, telling a tale that holds suspense even for those who know the ultimate outcome of this epic battle. As racing books go, Moore’s book just might be “the greatest ever"

—— Kent Petersen , Outside Magazine

The measure of a great book is a great start.Richard Moore’s introductory anecdote in Slaying the Badger set a new standard in cycling literature

—— Cycle Sport

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