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Out of thin air : running wisdom and magic from above the clouds in Ethiopia / Michael Crawley.

Crawley, Michael (Marathon runner), (author.).

Summary:

"Why does it make sense to Ethiopian runners to get up at 3am to run up and down a hill? Who would choose to train on almost impossibly steep and rocky terrain, in hyena territory? And how come Ethiopian men hold six of the top ten fastest marathon times ever? Michael Crawley spent fifteen months in Ethiopia training alongside (and sometimes a fair way behind) runners at all levels of the sport, from night watchmen hoping to change their lives to world class marathon runners, in order to answer these questions. Follow him into the forest as he attempts to keep up and get to the heart of their success."--Publisher's description.

Record details

ISBN: 9781472975324
ISBN: 1472975324
Physical Description: 272 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm
Publisher: London ; Bloomsbury Sport, 2020.
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Special air -- I could have been a mesinko player -- Following each other's feet -- So good, so far -- Field of dreams -- Zigzagging to the top -- Crazy is good -- To win in Rome would be like winning 1,000 times -- Why it makes sense to run up and down a hill at 3 a.m. -- Where does energy come from? -- The game is worth the candle -- Taking the air -- Of course they are trying to kill each other -- Running is life.