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“Running is really a backdrop to the book,” Hodge said. Never a fan of possessions, accolades or honors, Hodge, while in high school, threw his brand new, and hard-earned, letter jacket in a garbage can, but you’ll have to read the book to find out why. There are many interesting vignettes in the book about his high school years. He ran cross country for a semester for Johnson & Wales, where he competed against Bill Rodgers, who would have a big impact on his life in later years, but decided, at the time, that college wasn’t for him. Hodge’s Lowell years might be the most fascinating part of the book.Īn indifferent student, but a standout runner and record setter for Lowell High School in both cross country and track, Hodge was offered a scholarship to Johnson & Wales junior college, which is now a university. “It was just me examining my life, and I wanted to share that.”. “He told me that I could do it and, without him, I’m not sure I would have done it. “Tom is an author and was the catalyst for getting this book done,” Hodge added. “The book really came about because Tom Murphy, of the Barb’s Beer Foundation, enjoyed my writing. “As I went through the archives of things that happened in my life, I started to write them down and share them on Facebook,” he said. I always kept a running log of my actual running, so it wasn’t much of a stretch to recall what was happening at the time. “I’ve always been interested in writing and the book was kind of an experiment. “I didn’t necessarily start out to write a book,” Hodge said. It was Murphy’s husband, Tom, who encouraged Hodge to write the book.
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The book is published by Barb’s Beer Foundation, that raises funds to find a cure for lung cancer in the memory of Barb Murphy, a lifelong marathon runner. The book, subtitled "A Runner’s Story," is about coming of age in Lowell during the running boom of the 1970s, and finding an outlet through the sport that would change the course of his life. Hodge, 65, the director of the Berlin Public Library, deals with books all the time, so he decided to write one. Registered address: Unit 5, Vulcan House Business Centre, Vulcan Road, Leicester, LE5 3EF, United kingdom.CLINTON – Bob Hodge, of Clinton, a former world-class athlete and runner, has recently written a book entitled "Tales of the Times." Overall, Great Books with Excellent Value for Money Books you have to Get. The 30 best players in the world for 2019. Tottenham Hotspur as a winger and a striker, Klopp called him the "best defender in the He is Dutch and willīe playing for the Netherlands national team Virgil van Dijk is a defender who currently Goals in the German Bundesliga, and PremierĪttacking midfielder for Manchester City.īorn in Kingston, Jamaica he plays for theĮngland national team. Tobago, and plays for the English national He wasīorn in London to parents from Trinidad and Game, Marcus’s meteoric rise to the top ofīundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. Under one of the fiercest managers in the Now a lethal striker for his boyhood club – Born in Paris he willīe playing for France in the Euros. Kylian Mbappé plays as a forward for Ligue 1Ĭlub Paris Saint-Germain.
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