Finding My Way: Walking as Research in Sports History
In 2006, I walked the route of the 1908 London Olympic Marathon as part of a research project on the city’s Olympic history. With this physical act of research and recovery, I aimed to make the route itself more well-known as a site in local history. The physical nature of the research was a new dep...
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| description | In 2006, I walked the route of the 1908 London Olympic Marathon as part of a research project on the city’s Olympic history. With this physical act of research and recovery, I aimed to make the route itself more well-known as a site in local history. The physical nature of the research was a new departure for me. In this personal, reflexive article, I revisit the project to explore my motivations, methods and the impact that the walk had on my practice as a sports historian. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-096805a12ab0483983f0ffce72b363022024-02-27T09:48:28ZengUniversity of GothenburgParse Journal2002-05112002-09532024-01-01Thinking in Motion18Finding My Way: Walking as Research in Sports HistoryMartin Polley0International Centre for Sports History and Culture at De Montfort University (DMU)In 2006, I walked the route of the 1908 London Olympic Marathon as part of a research project on the city’s Olympic history. With this physical act of research and recovery, I aimed to make the route itself more well-known as a site in local history. The physical nature of the research was a new departure for me. In this personal, reflexive article, I revisit the project to explore my motivations, methods and the impact that the walk had on my practice as a sports historian.https://parsejournal.com/article/finding-my-way/autobiographyembodied researchlocal historylondonmarathonmethodologyolympic gamessports historywalking |
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| title | Finding My Way: Walking as Research in Sports History |
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| topic | autobiography embodied research local history london marathon methodology olympic games sports history walking |
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