In July 1972, 54 members of the US Olympic track & field team took center stage at Bowdoin College where they trained for ten days before departing for the Munich Games. Fans streamed into the small coastal town of Brunswick, Maine, to collect autographs, take snapshots, and marvel at the athletes from trackside bleachers in Bowdoin’s Whittier Field stadium. The Olympians in Vacationland retrospective shares an intimate view of America’s best in action—Frank Shorter, Steve Prefontaine, Dave Wottle, and Rod Milburn—and celebrates the achievements of these men who inspired millions to take to the roads and track in pursuit of their own Olympic dreams.
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Olympians in Vacationland was published in partnership with Midcoast Publishing of Brunswick, Maine. Led by Blaine and Erin Moore, Midcoast was founded in 2022 to support independent authors in planning, creating and publishing their stories.
Traditional Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Praise for
Olympians in Vacationland
"I have read it cover to cover and it brought back some great memories of my time with the US team. We really did have a great team.
I enjoyed not only reading about the athletes accomplishments but also about what they did after the Olympics in their careers. Nicely
done."
- Dave Wottle, '72 Olympic Champion, 800m
"Got the book! Great labor of love. My wife loved it as well. Brought back
a lot of fond memories."
- Fred Luke, '72 Olympian, Javelin
"Great job Todd - many compliments from Shorter, Bacheler and John
Parker."
- Jeff Galloway, '72 Olympian, 10k
"It's a great 'runners book' with interesting insight into the preparation
and the races at the Munich Olympics. I recently had the chance to meet Frank Shorter and Jack Bacheler so it made their pages/stories
much more real to me."
- Kenny Vogel, Florida Track Club, President