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Running with the Kenyans
Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth | Adharanand Finn
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Completely satisfying, as well-paced and exhilarating as a good run.The Boston Globe Whether running is your recreation or your religion, Adharanand Finns incredible journey to the elite training camps of Kenya will captivate and inspire you, as he ventures to uncover the secrets of the fastest people on earth. Finns mesmerizing quest combines a fresh look at barefoot running, practical advice on the sport, and the fulfillment of a lifelong dream: to run with his heroes. Uprooting his family of five, Finn traveled to a small, chaotic town in the Rift Valley province of Kenyaa mecca for long-distance runners, thanks to its high altitude, endless paths, and some of the top training schools in the world. There Finn would run side by side with Olympic champions, young hopefuls, and barefoot schoolchildren, and meet a cast of unforgettable characters. Amid the daily challenges of training and of raising a family abroad, Finn would learn invaluable lessons about runningand about life. With a new Afterword by the author. Not everyone gets to heaven in their lifetime. Adharanand Finn tried to run there, and succeeded. Running with the Kenyans is a great read.Bernd Heinrich, author of Why We Run Part scientific study, travel memoir, and tale of self-discovery, Finns journey makes for a smart and entertaining read.Publishers Weekly A hymn to the spirit, to the heartbreaking beauty of tenacity, to the joy of movement.The Plain Dealer
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This was such a great book. I love all of the amazing people in this book. I‘m actually sad it‘s over. I hope he gets back to Kenya occasionally. This is my favourite book about running, and I will definitely be listening to it again the next time I need some inspiration for my runs or just something a little different in my routine.
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GingerAntics If you‘re a runner or you love a runner or even just know a runner, this is a great book to listen to and share with all of your running friends. Plain and simple. This book has changed my mind set toward running, even as just a casual runner. #RunningWithTheKenyans #AdharanandFinn #running #fortheloveofrunning #distancerunning #audiobook #busbooks 2y
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie @Texreader both of your boys may enjoy this one 2y
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TheBookHippie I stacked it! I‘m still PearlJam concerting it !! 2y
GingerAntics @Texreader oh cool! Glad I read it when I did, then. 2y
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Good and interesting start, but finished several other books before I was able to finish this one...

khb713 I really enjoyed reading this book. It is not only about running but gives an idea about the way of life of Kenyans. 5y
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