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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Crawley, Michael (Marathon runner), author.
Imprint:	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Sport, 2020. ©2020
Description:	262 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Crawley, Michael -- (Marathon runner) Marathon running -- Ethiopia. Marathon running -- Training -- Ethiopia. Running -- Ethiopia. Running -- Training -- Ethiopia. Running Running -- Training Ethiopia Travel writing. Biographies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12662448

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ISBN:	9781472975331 1472975332 9781472975324 1472975324
Notes:	Includes index.
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.

Table of Contents:

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.