![]() ![]() After he becomes involved in an athletes’ protest, Cassidy is suspended from his track team. He is less than a second away when the turmoil of the Vietnam War era intrudes into the staid recesses of his school’s athletic department. ![]() Inspired by the author’s experience as a collegiate champion, the novel follows Quenton Cassidy, a competitive runner at fictional Southeastern University whose lifelong dream is to run a four-minute mile. The undisputed classic of running novels and one of the most beloved sports books ever published, Once a Runner tells the story of an athlete’s dreams amid the turmoil of the 60s and the Vietnam war. ![]()
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