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Indlæser... The Mountains are Calling: Running in the High Places of Scotlandaf Jonny Muir
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The Mountains Are Calling is the exhilarating story of the runners who go to high places. From its wild origins in the Highlands, hill running in Scotland remains as pure and traditional as sport gets. Jonny Muir explores the history and culture of the sport, and meets the legends of hill running who are revered for their extraordinary endurance. As he discovers the insatiable lure of the hills, a calling leads him to the supreme test of mountain running: Ramsay's Round a continuous loop of 23 of Scotland highest mountains, to be completed within 24 hours. No library descriptions found. |
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It could be said to be a Scottish version of the book that brought fell/hill running into the more mainstream of sports writing - the award winning 'Feet in the clouds'. At the heart of that book was the author's attempt at the Bob Graham Round and here it's the Scottish equivalent 'the Ramsey Round' interspaced with interviews/races and the changes in the author's life in regards to his relationship with the hills and mountains.
Feet in the Clouds had interviews/chapters with the old-skool greats: Billy Bland/Joss Naylor/Kenny Stuart/Helen Diamantides ;this has the new breed focused on the Scottish contingent - Colin Donnelly (from a slightly older time) and the modern legends that are Finlay Wild/Jasmin Paris.
It's not just the races/records and gruelling feats of stamina thought that makes this book special - there's elements of Robert Macfarlanes nature writing (the good bits ...) and love of the wild landscapes that comes through.
If you aren't an outdoors runner, this should inspire you leave the treadmill/roads and unforgiving surfaces behind to em... charge down unforgiving surfaces on a mountain. You'll maybe get injured but you'll have a hell of a lot more fun doing it ...and come back with a tale to tell. ( )