Description
When a journalist and aspiring runner moves with his family to Iten, Kenya, he enters the heart of the Rift Valley, where some of the world’s greatest distance runners train. Determined to understand the secrets behind their extraordinary success, he joins punishing workouts and immerses himself in the town’s intense running culture. His journey becomes both an adventure and a personal test, exploring endurance, ambition, family, community, and the boundaries of athletic ability. Combining travel writing, reportage, and memoir, the book offers an engaging portrait of Kenya’s running world and the people who make it remarkable.
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paperback
Ballantine Books
Published Jan 1, 2012
253 pages
ISBN: 9780345528797
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First Published
2012
Language
eng
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