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Women long-distance runners -- Biography.
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Running -- Biography.
Women travelers -- Biography.
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Wade, Becky, 1989-
Wade, Becky, 1989-
Women long-distance runners -- Biography.
Women runners -- United States -- Biography.
Running -- Biography.
Women travelers -- Biography.
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Run the world : my 3,500-mile journey through running cultures around the globe / Becky Wade.
by
Wade, Becky, 1989-
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, [2016]
Call #:
796.42092 W119r
Subjects
Wade, Becky, 1989-
Women
long-distance
runners
--
Biography
.
Women
runners
--
United States
--
Biography
.
Running
--
Biography
.
Women
travelers
--
Biography
.
ISBN:
9780062416438 (pbk.)
Edition:
First edition
Description:
271 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-271).
Contents:
Trading the Start Line for the Sideline 13
--
Kitting Up and Forging Ahead
--
Flying High in a Mountain Running Mecca
--
Following the Lead of the Yaya Girls
--
Striking a Balance and Tackling the Track
--
Pounding Pavement, Rethinking Recovery
--
Speeding Swedes and Flying Finns.
Summary:
From elite marathoner Becky Wade comes the story of her year-long adventure, visiting 9 countries, 72 host families, and over 3,500 miles of running. She packed four pairs of running shoes and took off on a journey to infiltrate diverse running communities around the world. , exploring the varied approaches of
runners
across the globe. Whether riding shotgun around the streets of London with Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt, climbing to the top of Ethiopia's Mount Entoto, or getting lost jogging through the bustling streets of Tokyo, Becky's adventures take the reader into the heartbeat of distance running around the world. From the feel-based approach to running that she learned from the Kenyans, to the grueling uphill workouts she adopted from the Swiss, to the injury-recovery methods she learned from the Japanese, Becky shares the secrets to success from
runners
and coaches around the world.
Genre:
Travel memoirs.
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