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In It for the Long Run - Breaking records and getting FKT (Paperback)
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In It for the Long Run - Breaking records and getting FKT (Paperback)
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In It for the Long Run is ultrarunner Damian Hall's story of
running a first marathon aged thirty-six, dressed as a toilet, and
representing Great Britain four years later. His midlife-crisis
running problem escalated to 100-mile ultramarathons and
record-breaking bimbles, culminating in his 261-mile Pennine Way
run in July 2020. In 1989, Mike Hartley set a record/Fastest Known
Time (FKT) for the Pennine Way, running Britain's oldest National
Trail in two days and seventeen hours, without stopping for sleep.
Hartley's record stood for thirty-one years, until two attempts
were made on it in two weeks in the summer of 2020. First, American
John Kelly broke Hartley's record by thirty-four minutes. Then Hall
knocked another three hours off Kelly's time. Hall used his
record-bothering run to highlight concerns for our climate and
ecological emergency: his attempt was carbon negative, he created
no plastic waste, and he and his pacing runners collected litter as
they went, while also raising money for Greenpeace. A vegan, Hall
used no animal products on his attempt. Scrawled on his arm in
permanent marker was 'F F F', standing for Family, Friends, Future.
Packed with dry wit and humour, In It for the Long Run tells of
Hall's nine-year preparation for his attempt, and of the run
itself. He also gives us an autobiographical insight into the
deranged, custard-splattered, hedgehog-dodging world of
ultramarathon running and record attempts.
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