Marathon and Chips
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Marathon and Chips is the biography of Scottish athlete Jim Alder
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It refers to the marathon
(athletics event) and is a play on words with the Marathon chocolate bar, which has since been renamed Snickers
. Chips refers to chips
or French fries
. It was published by Alder Sports in 1981.
Jim Alder
James Noel Carroll "Jim" Alder MBE is a British former distance runner, from Morpeth.Alder, who was born in Glasgow, was a foster child. His mother died of tuberculosis and his father was killed on the last day of the World War II...
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It refers to the marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
(athletics event) and is a play on words with the Marathon chocolate bar, which has since been renamed Snickers
Snickers
Snickers is a brand name chocolate bar made by Mars, Incorporated. It consists of peanut nougat topped with roasted peanuts and caramel, enrobed in milk chocolate. Snickers has annual global sales of $2 billion....
. Chips refers to chips
French fries
French fries , chips, fries, or French-fried potatoes are strips of deep-fried potato. North Americans tend to refer to any pieces of deep-fried potatoes as fries or French fries, while in the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, long, thinly cut slices of deep-fried potatoes are...
or French fries
French fries
French fries , chips, fries, or French-fried potatoes are strips of deep-fried potato. North Americans tend to refer to any pieces of deep-fried potatoes as fries or French fries, while in the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, long, thinly cut slices of deep-fried potatoes are...
. It was published by Alder Sports in 1981.
- Hardcover: 136 pages