Adharanand Finn

The Way of the Runner: A Journey Into the Fabled World of Japanese Running

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It may come as a surprise to many people, but Japan is the most running-obsessed country on earth. A 135-mile relay race, or ekiden, is the country's biggest annual sporting event. Thousands of professional runners compete for corporate teams in some of the most competitive races in the world. The legendary marathon monks run a thousand marathons in a thousand days to reach spiritual enlightenment.Yet so much of Japan's running culture remains a mystery to the outside world, on par with many of the unique aspects of contemporary Japan. Adharanand Finn, the award-winning author of Running with the Kenyans, spent six months immersed in this one… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-68177-439-8
EAN: 9781681774398
Produktnummer: 21273318
Verlag: Pegasus Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Seitenangabe: 336 S.
Masse: H20.3 cm x B13.1 cm x D2.5 cm 291 g
Gewicht: 291

Über den Autor

Adharanand Finn is the author of Running with the Kenyans and The Way of the Runner. The first of these was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book Award. He is a journalist at the Guardian and also writes regularly for the Financial Times, the Independent, Runner's World, Men's Health, and many others. He lives in England.