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The Lure of Long Distances: Why We Run

By (author) Robin Harvie

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Robin Harvie was a fairly ordinary runner. He ran his first marathon after a bet. Then he found that although he couldn't run fast, he could run long distances- very long. A casual hobby turned into a 120-miles-a-week obsession, and a training route along the River Thames morphed into a promise to himself that he would tackle the oldest and toughest footrace on earth: the Spartathlon from Athens to Sparta. This race, a recreation of Pheidippides's legendary journey, is 150 miles long, crosses two mountain ranges, and is the toughest race on the ultradistance runner's calendar. It isn't at all ordinary. p class=""MsoNormal""Harvie's experience- from the mundanity of daily training routes to the extreme tests of the desert's scorching heat and the darkest hours of the night- reveals the profoundly intoxicating experience of running, and the ways in which every mile taken is both a step further into the unknown and a pace deeper into the self.

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Normally shipped | This title will be printed on demand for your order. Delivery will be 6 weeks or less.
Publisher | PublicAffairs,U.S.
Published date | 26 Apr 2011
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 288
Dimensions | 216 x 143 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-6103-9020-0
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BISAC | sports & recreation / running & jogging


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