Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth

✍ Scribed by Finn, Adharanand

• Book ID: 108484161
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: en-US
• Weight: 5 MB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780345533524

✦ Synopsis

"A dusty road stretches into the distance like a pencil line across the arid landscape. Lions, rhino, and buffalo roam the plains on either side. But I haven't come to Kenya to spot wildlife. I've come to run."

Whether running is your recreation, your religion, or just a spectator sport, Adharanand Finn's incredible journey from the English countryside to the elite training camps of Kenya will captivate and inspire you. Part travelogue, part memoir, this mesmerizing quest to uncover the secrets of the world's greatest runners--and put them to the test--combines practical advice, a fresh look at barefoot running, and hard-won spiritual insights.

As a boy growing up in England, Adharanand Finn was a natural runner. While other kids struggled, he breezed through schoolyard races, imagining he was one of his heroes: the Kenyan long-distance runners exploding into prominence as Olympic and world champions. But as he grew up, pursued a career in journalism,...