King of the Road: From Bergen-Belsen to the Olympic Games (Paperback)

from BettyTaylor56

Shaul Ladany, an Israeli scientist, is mostly known for his world records as a race walker. This amazing man set record after record for his phenomenal endurance in race walking, distances up to 100 miles. Can you image walking 100 miles?!!! But having survived the Bergen-Belsen concentration cam...

from melissagagnon

A great book, that tells of courage and to continue and to push forward, even if it is not for a race, but for life in general. As a triathlete, I could relate to Landany as an athlete, but not to his life. In this way, I was excited to read on and compare our similarities and differences. This w...

from vpfluke

This is a chatty book that I appreciated getting as part of the Early Reviewer program. Race walking is a small sport, so I recognize a number of the people that Ladany encountered. As a race walker myself, I understand many of the dynamics of the sport, although I have never had a desire to do a...

from foof2you

This an interesting book about a sport that I know nothing about. Race-walking is a very small circle, I did not know that this sport was still an Olympic sport. I would have been innterested in what some of his other patents were. I know nothing about the terrain of Israel or where cities are lo...