Richard Askwith
Forfatter af Feet in the Clouds: A Tale of Fell-Running and Obsession
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Richard Askwith is the author of Feet in the Clouds, which was shortlisted for the William Hill and Boardman-Tasker prizes and was named by Runner's World as one of the three best running books of all time. He is also the author of Running Free, which was short-listed for the Thwaites-Wainwright vis mere Prize, and Today We Die a Little, a biography of Emil Ztopek. vis mindre
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Værker af Richard Askwith
Today We Die a Little!: The Inimitable Emil Zátopek, the Greatest Olympic Runner of All Time (1531) 46 eksemplarer
Unbreakable: The Woman Who Defied the Nazis in the World's Most Dangerous Horse Race (2019) 32 eksemplarer
The Indypendium, Part 1 1986-1995: A celebration of 20 years of independent journalism (2006) 14 eksemplarer
The Indypendium, Part 2 1996-2006: A celebration of 20 years of independent journalism (2006) 11 eksemplarer
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He stopped pounding the pavements, set aside his watch and headphones and liberated himself. He found new routes through muddy fields and over the fells, got utterly soaked and mud splattered regularly and frequently got very lost. A chance encounter in a car park ended up with him being chased on a regular basis by bloodhounds, all for fun of course, but mostly he discovered whilst running for the sheer pleasure of it, the delights of wildlife and nature. He has many practical tips for those wishing to avoid the relentless expense and just get back to the simpler art of running, as well as key pointers for rural running.
This is not a book I would have normally selected; preferring two wheels to two legs, but as it was one of the books that had appeared on the Wainwright Prize longlist last year so it has got to be worth reading, right? And it was. Askwith has endless passion for what he now calls running free. For example, rather than run with shoes that cost the earth; he now uses a lightweight shoe, almost glove like and has changed his running style to suit. What really comes across in the book is his discovery of the wildlife and nature as he runs, but not having headphones jammed in his ears, he hears the bird song and water in streams, and even as he runs early in the morning with his dog, Nutmeg, they still come across deer and raptors out early. 3.5 stars overall. Well worth reading, even if the last time you ran anywhere was at school.… (mere)