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Around the British Isles in 80 Races (Paperback)
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Around the British Isles in 80 Races (Paperback)
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Loot Price R512
Discovery Miles 5 120
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HERE'S the challenge, to run around the British Isles in 80 races
in a calendar year. That was the task facing journalist and runner
Dave King, who decided to spend 2007 in search of races the length
and breadth of these fair isles to seek out the characters and
culture of the sport. In a light-hearted and whimsical read, which
Dave describes as a bit like "Alan Whicker with running shoes," he
sets about on his grand tour beginning with a two kilometre race in
Derbyshire at three minutes to midnight on New Year's Eve. There
are a few fireworks and some rain to a low-key start to this madcap
adventure which takes in races as grand as the London Marathon and
the Great North Run, historical events such as the Braemar Highland
Games and the Blaydon Races, fearsome sounding challenges like The
Grizzly and The Terminator to the downright weird such as Race The
Train in Wales and the Chiquita Bananaman Run, when Dave dressed up
as a banana to be chased by hundreds of runners. Dave raced with
inmates inside a prison, went hashing through flooded fields at
night, raced with a dog, climbed bone-jarring mountains and ran
through icy-cold rivers on a journey which took in races in
England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and
Wales. The journey finished just where it began, in Derbyshire 12
months later for the 2km run on New Year's Eve. It is a
fascinating, funny and touching account of his travels, unearthing
many of the characters for whom running is not just a sport - it is
a way of life.
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