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The Race Against Time
  • Published: 18 June 2024
  • ISBN: 9781529112368
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $35.00
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The Race Against Time

Adventures in Late-Life Running

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A transformational quest for the secrets of happy, healthy, whole-life running that will change the way you think about growing older.

'Inspirational' - Observer

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 centenarians and forty-something super-athletes barely touched by age. Its heroes are experts and enthusiasts - scientists, coaches, runners - from many countries, each with a different story to tell.

This is a book for anyone who has ever felt the healing power of running – or simply wondered about the effects of ageing. It is both a very personal account of one man's journey from despair to hope, and an exhilarating guide, explaining how timely adjustments to lifestyle and training can slow the progress of physiological decay, while sheer human spirit can, if you are lucky, keep you running happily and healthily, all the way into extreme old age.
  • Published: 18 June 2024
  • ISBN: 9781529112368
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $35.00
Categories:

About the author

Richard Askwith

Richard Askwith has been a journalist for more than 35 years. He has written five previous books, including an evocative biography of Emil Zátopek, Today We Die A Little, which was shortlisted in the Cross Sports Book Awards. This marked his first foray into the world of Czechoslovak sport. His first book, Feet in the Clouds, won Best New Writer at the British Sports Book Awards and the Bill Rollinson Prize for Landscape and Tradition. It was also shortlisted for the William Hill and Boardman Tasker prizes. His 2014 book, Running Free, was shortlisted for the Thwaites-Wainwright Prize.

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Praise for The Race Against Time

A hymn to the benefits of running, of being active, of the resilience of the human spirit, no matter your age. Inspirational

Observer

This is a particularly inspiring book for everyone, not just older runners. An excellent read!

Stride

Inspiring and moving

Adharanand Finn

Brilliant

Jo Pavey

Wonderful

Athletics Weekly

[An] inspiring book for everyone, not just older runners

Stride