Running with the Kenyans : Discovering the secrets of the fastest people on earth Paperback / softback
by Adharanand Finn
Paperback / softback
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Sunday Times Sports Book of the YearShortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year AwardWinner - Best New Writer category at the British Sports Book AwardsAfter years of watching Kenyan athletes win the world's biggest long-distance races, Runner's World contributor Adharanand Finn set out to discover what it was that made them so fast - and to see if he could keep up.
Packing up his family, he moved to Iten, Kenya, the running capital of the world, and started investigating.
Was it running barefoot to school, the food, the altitude, or something else?
At the end of his journey he put his research to the test by running his first marathon, across the Kenyan plains. This edition includes a new chapter covering the 2012 Olympics.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:Faber & Faber
- Publication Date:04/04/2013
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- ISBN:9780571274062
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In Stock - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:Faber & Faber
- Publication Date:04/04/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780571274062