Run the world
Subtitle: my 3,500-mile journey through running cultures around the globe
By: Becky Wade
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780062416438
Subjects: Running; Women long-distance runners; Biography
Description: "An elite marathoner describes the year she spent running over 3,500 miles in nine different countries, living with host families and exploring diverse running communities and cultures all over the globe,"--NoveList.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-271).
Table of contents: title: Trading the start line for the sideline: England; title: Kitting up and forging ahead: Greater England and Ireland; title: Flying high in a mountain running mecca: Switzerland; title: Following the lead of the yaya girls: Ethiopia; title: Striking a balance and tackling the track: Australia and New Zealand; title: Pounding pavement, rethinking recovery: Japan; title: Speeding Swedes and flying Finns: Sweden and Finland.