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RUNNING FREE A RUNNERS JOURNEY BACK TO NATURE by ASKWITH RICHARD
Category: Sports and Hobbies
Richard Askwith wanted more. Not convinced running had to be all about pounding pavements, buying fancy kit and racking up extreme challenges, he looked for ways to liberate himself. His solution: running through muddy fields and up rocky fells, running with his dog at dawn, running because he's being ( ...Show more
The Race Against Time: Adventures in Late-Life Running by Richard Askwith
Category: Sport
A quest for the secrets of happy, healthy whole-life running, and how runners can keep enjoying their sport, whatever their ageWhat do you do when the sport that has been your lifeline to physical and mental well-being starts to slip away from you?Richard Askwith, a life-long running enthusiast, was sun ...Show more
The Race Against Time - Adventures in Late-Life Running by Richard Askwith
Category: Sports and Hobbies
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 centenaria ...Show more
Today We Die a LittleThe Rise and Fall of Emil Zátopek, Olympic Legend by Richard Askwith
Category: Sports and Hobbies
LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD The definitive biography of one of the greatest, most extraordinary runners and Olympic heroes of all time, from the author of running classic Feet in the Clouds. On the track, his running made him a legend; off it, his charisma and humanit ...Show more
Unbreakable: The Woman Who Defied the Nazis in the World's Most Dangerous Horse Race by Richard Askwith
Category: History
Czechoslovakia, October 1937. Europe's youngest democracy is on its knees. Millions are mourning the death of the nation's founding father, the saintly Tomas Masaryk. Across the border, the Third Reich is menacing - and plotting to invade.In the Czechoslovak heartlands, vast crowds have gathered to watc ...Show more
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