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Charles Moore is an art historian, writer, and curator based in New York and the author of The Black Market: A Guide to Art Collecting and The Brilliance of the Color Black Through the Eyes of Art Collectors. Moore received his master's degree from Harvard University and currently is a third-year doctoral student at Columbia University Teachers College, researching the life and career of abstract painter Ed Clark.
"For all the stereotypes suggesting that black men have natural abilities as athletes, this memoir takes on the myth that they don't run. It tells the witty, vivid, and intriguing story of Charles Moore's discovery of his passion for running marathons on his extraordinary path at what some think of as ""midlife,"" further clarifying his sense of purpose. In the process, he rediscovers and fulfills longstanding dreams as he maps his way through multiple marathons and many miles. - Dr. Riché Richardson, author of Black Masculinity and the U.S. South: From Uncle Tom to Gangsta and Emancipation's Daughters: Reimagining Black Femininity and the National Body The candid style that Moore uses to recount his own experiences is refreshing, as is his commitment to sharing the history behind marathoning. He chronicles the background of running as an ""elitist"" sport, covering notables who broke through the barriers-like Marilyn Bevans, the first Black woman to win a United States marathon... - BookLife by Publishers Weekly After competing in his first marathon at age 40, an award-motivated New York City transplant goes on to finish all six of the World Marathon Majors in this memoir. - Kirkus Reviews"
