"Adharanand Finn skriver engagerat och nyfiket om löpsteg, kost, gener, vila och höghöjdsträning samtidigt som han håller en befriande distans till den extrema löpningen. Vi får också möta övriga i familjen och följa deras upplevelser. Inte bara löp…
Marathons are no longer enough. Pain is to be relished, not avoided. Hallucinations are normal.Ultra running defies conventional logic. Yet this most brutal and challenging sport is now one of the fastest-growing in the world. Why is this? Is it an…
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,…
Welcome to Japan, the most running-obsessed nation on earth, where: a long-distance relay race is the country's biggest annual sporting event; companies sponsor their own running teams, paying the athletes like employees; and marathon monks run a th…
Once the reserve of only the most hardcore enthusiasts, ultra running is now a thriving global industry, with hundreds of thousands of competitors each year. But is the rise of this most brutal and challenging sport--with races that extend into hund…
"Completely satisfying, as well-paced and exhilarating as a good run."--The Boston Globe Whether running is your recreation or your religion, Adharanand Finn's incredible journey to the elite training camps of Kenya will captivate and inspire you, a…
An electrifying look inside the wild world of extreme distance running. Once the reserve of only the most hardcore enthusiasts, ultra running is now a thriving global industry, with hundreds of thousands of competitors each year. But is the rise of…
*Shortlisted for the 2019 William Hill Sports Book of the Year*'Finn has written the definitive book on ultra running today. I couldn't put it down.' - Dean Karnazes***Marathons are no longer enough. Pain is to be relished, not avoided. Hallucinatio…
Welcome to Japan, the most running-obsessed nation on Earth and home to a unique running culture unlike anything Adharanand Finn, author of Running with the Kenyans, has even experienced. It may come as a surprise to many people, but Japan is the mo…
Enten du er løpemosjonist eller løpefrelst kommer Adharanand Finns utrolige reise til elitetreningsleiren i Kenya til å i inspirere deg. Forfatteren, som er svært opptatt av løping, tar med seg familien og leier et hus i et halvt år i løperlandbyen…
Japan is the most running-obsessed country on earth. A 135-mile relay race, or ekiden, is the country's biggest annual sporting event. Thousands of professional runners compete for corporate teams in some of the most competitive races in the world.…
