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John L Parker, Jr has had a heart attack

By on Wednesday, September 19th, 2007 | 3 Comments

Last week, John L Parker, Jr had a major heart attack and has been in the hospital since. John Parker is best known for his novel, Once a Runner. He seemed to be in great health a month and a half ago when he spoke at Maine Running Company. He has been heavily sedated and [...]

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Once a Runner movie trailer

By on Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 | No Comments

Last week, John Parker spoke at the Maine Running Company about his book, Once a Runner, and the upcoming sequel. During his talk, he mentioned that the easiest money in the world is to sell the options to your book to somebody interested in making a movie about it. Up to this point, he has [...]

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John L Parker, Jr speaks at Maine Running Company

By on Wednesday, August 1st, 2007 | 5 Comments

John L Parker, Jr. spoke this evening at the Maine Running Company on Forest Ave in Portland. He is a very engaging speaker and if you ever have an opportunity to hear him, I recommend that you take it up. His presentation was around 95 or 100 minutes and covered a wide range of topics. [...]

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John L Parker, Jr will be speaking at Maine Running Company

By on Wednesday, July 18th, 2007 | No Comments

I am a big fan of Once a Runner. I have read it a few times, although my copy has been missing in action for the past 5 or 6 years. The book is out of print and can be difficult to get your hands on for less than $90 or $100. Thankfully, though, you [...]

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Once A Runner: A Book Review

By on Thursday, June 2nd, 2005 | 5 Comments

Once A Runner by John L Parker, Jr is probably my favorite running book and one of my favorite fiction books. I was introduced to this book my freshman year of college on our way to Williams for a meet. One of the upper classmen threw his copy of the book at me and said, [...]

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