Project Gutenberg 2012-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 224 Duffield, J. W. Bert Wilson, Marathon Winner Produced by Donald Cummings, Rod Crawford and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Bert Wilson, Marathon Winner" by J. W. Duffield is a fictional story written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around the character Bert Wilson, a college athlete who excels in running and is gearing up for a chance to compete in the prestigious Olympic Games. The excitement builds as Bert participates in various races, faces challenges both on and off the track, and showcases his determination and physical prowess. The opening of the book introduces readers to Bert's thrilling victory in a modified marathon race during an intercollegiate meet, where he emerges as a champion amid fierce competition. Following his triumph, Bert is celebrated by his peers and his trainer, Reddy, who praises his exceptional running skills. The beginning also hints at Bert's strong friendships with fellow students Dick and Tom, showcasing camaraderie and support as they prepare for future competitions. As Bert continues his training regimen, he demonstrates an indomitable spirit and readiness to face the upcoming Olympic trials, setting the stage for further adventures and challenges in pursuit of athletic glory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39870/39870-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en College students -- Juvenile fiction Marathon running -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: Sports/Hobbies 307562 2025-06-16T08:56:07.409049 text/html 320457 2012-05-31T08:57:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 166984 2012-05-31T08:57:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 183424 2025-06-16T08:56:12.106013 application/epub+zip 184887 2025-06-16T08:56:08.181032 application/epub+zip 184886 2025-06-16T08:56:07.788028 application/epub+zip 290414 2025-06-16T08:56:15.478002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259726 2025-06-16T08:56:11.687008 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259758 2022-09-18T09:11:33.460648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273083 2025-06-16T08:56:06.802047 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 272834 2012-05-31T08:57:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 106879 2012-05-31T08:57:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 272826 2012-05-31T08:57:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106861 2012-05-31T08:57:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20010 2025-06-16T08:56:15.620972 application/rdf+xml 21548 2025-06-16T08:56:07.869019 image/jpeg 3374 2025-06-16T08:56:07.830010 image/jpeg 165947 2025-06-16T08:56:07.439019 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog