Running for Their Lives

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You're unlikely to have heard of Britain's greatest long-distance runner. Despite being a world-class athlete, Peter Gavuzzi was consigned to obscurity. His heyday was in 1929, when he took part in the most extraordinary race ever held u a transcontinental run across America. He covered an improbable 3,500 miles in just 78 days.

subjects: Running,  Great britain, biography,  Long-distance runners,  Biography,  Long-distance running,  History,  South africa, biography,  Marathon running