The Race Against Time
adventures in late-life running
$28.00
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
17 June 2024
Summary
The Race Against Time: Run Strong, Live Long
A transformational quest for the secrets of happy, healthy, whole-life running that will change the way you think about growing older.
Colourful, informative and inspiring, The Race Against Time is a story of cold science and heart-warming resilience; of champions and also-rans; of sprinting centenarians and forty-something super-athletes barely touched by age. Its heroes are experts and enthusiasts - scientists, coaches, runners …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529112368 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1529112362 |
| Author: | Richard Askwith |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 17 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
Inspiring and moving – Adharanand FinnA hymn to the benefits of running, of being active, of the resilience of the human spirit, no matter your age. Inspirational * Observer *This is a particularly inspiring book for everyone, not just older runners. An excellent read! * Stride *Brilliant – Jo PaveyWonderful * Athletics Weekly *[An] inspiring book for everyone, not just older runners * Stride *
About The Author
Richard Askwith
Richard Askwith has been a journalist for over 40 years. He has written six previous books, including his modern classic on fell running, Feet in the Clouds, which won the Best New Writer category at the British Sports Book Awards and was shortlisted for the William Hill and Boardman Tasker prizes. He is now one of the UK’s most celebrated writers on running. Running Free was shortlisted for the Thwaites-Wainwright Prize, and his evocative biography of Emil Zatopek, Today We Die A Little, was shortlisted in the Cross Sports Book Awards. His most recent book, Unbreakable- the Countess, the Nazis and the World’s Most Dangerous Horse Race, won Biography of the Year at the Telegraph Sports Book Awards in 2020.
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