The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Totally Explained

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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is a story by the British writer Alan Sillitoe published in 1958, and it's contained in a collection of short stories published under the same title. The main character is a young man confined in a youth prison for delinquent young people, which is called a borstal institution. He seeks solace in long distance running.

Musical Adaptations

The British heavy metal group Iron Maiden adapted the short story into the song of the same name on their Somewhere in Time album.
British Oi! and punk band The Angelic Upstarts included a song of the same name on their Reason Why? album.
Scottish rock group Belle and Sebastian, adapted the title for the song "Loneliness of a Middle Distance Runner" on their 2001 EP, Jonathan David.
American band Ruxton Towers takes its name from the film, in which a reformatory school has the same name.
Washington D.C. punk band Fugazi have a song entitled "Long Distance Runner" on their fourth LP, Red Medicine.

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