Running with the Kenyans: Discovering the secrets of the fastest people on earth
Apr 2012 · Faber & Faber
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Adharanand's new book THE RUNNING PILGRIM is available to pre-order now!
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An epic personal quest to discover the remarkable secrets of the world's greatest runners, by one of the most respected writers in the field.
SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR
BEST NEW WRITER AT THE 2012 BRITISH SPORTS AWARD
'I've seldom read a better account of the exhilaration of running . . . Finn is unusually engaging company both on and off the track' EVENING STANDARD
After 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.)
**
An epic personal quest to discover the remarkable secrets of the world's greatest runners, by one of the most respected writers in the field.
SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR
BEST NEW WRITER AT THE 2012 BRITISH SPORTS AWARD
'I've seldom read a better account of the exhilaration of running . . . Finn is unusually engaging company both on and off the track' EVENING STANDARD
After 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.)
Adharanand's new book THE RUNNING PILGRIM is available to pre-order now!
**
An epic personal quest to discover the remarkable secrets of the world's greatest runners, by one of the most respected writers in the field.
SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SP...
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Runnerbean Adams
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July 12, 2015
Not sure what I was expecting but what a great read.So simply written I couldn't put it down.Fantastic.
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Jon Kendall
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June 25, 2019
Couldn't put it down. If you love running you'll really enjoy this book.
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Mel Leney
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October 29, 2016
Intriguing
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About the author
Adharanand Finn is the author of Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2015) and The Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). The first of these was the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year, won Best New Writer at the British Sports Book Awards and was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book Award. He is a freelance journalist who has written regularly for the Guardian, the Financial Times, the Independent, Runner's World, Men's Health and many others.
Adharanand Finn is the author of Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2015) and The Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). The first of these was the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year, won Best New Writer at the British Sports Book Awards and was shortlisted for the William Hill ...
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