The Miler: America's Legendary Runner Talks About His Triumphs and Trials

by Steve Scott, Marc Bloom

Meet Steve Scott, outstanding world-class athlete with an indefatigable zest for life and will to win. Here is the story of the track star and the man, whose talent and determination have taken him to the pinnacle of worldwide track and field for the better part of his twenty-seven-year career. A three-time Olympian blessed with the miler's prized combination of strength and speed, he earned a top-ten track and field world ranking eleven times and distinction as America's number-one miler from 1977 to 1986. The Miler takes us inside Scott's training regimen and mental preparation techniques, then invites us behind the scenes into the controversial topics of drug abuse, track-and-field politics, and under-the-table payoffs that transformed mile racing in the United States and abroad. Scott recounts his evolution from promising high school runner to disciplined international elite athlete. He also covers the modern history of the sport, from the days when athletes had to wait hours after meets to pick up their meager appearance fees to the current era of powerful sports agents, lucrative sponsorships, and bigmoney prizes.

258 pages, Hardcover

First published September 15, 1997

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Steve Scott is an U.S. track and field athlete.

Reviews

[Tatiana · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Steve Scott, he is insane and his passion for his craft makes you feel invincible. Not to self... am not Steve Scott. Not going to run a sub 4 minute mile anytime in the near future.

[Dean Sylvies · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you were a runner in the late 70's through the 80's, like I was, this book will have a lot more meaning. Steve Scott was my hero when I was running in high school and college, so I found the book very interesting as it delved deeper into his life and career as a miler.

[Ron Christiansen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent, though standard fair, sports biography.

[Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Somewhat interesting. More, I'm sure, if you are a runner!

[Vanjr · Rating 4 out of 5]

A one day read. covers his career up to 1997ish. I was a little disappointed since i recently bought it and did nit realize how long ago it was published. As an old "once a runner" i would have loved to seen where life took Steve from 1997 to 2017. Always was a Steve Scott fan from afar every since mid 1970s and his cover boy days from T&FNs.