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The Race Against Time - Adventures in Late-Life Running (Paperback)
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The Race Against Time - Adventures in Late-Life Running (Paperback)
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Loot Price R454
Discovery Miles 4 540
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A quest for the secrets of happy, healthy whole-life running, and
how runners can keep enjoying their sport, whatever their age What
do you do when the sport that has been your lifeline to physical
and mental well-being starts to slip away from you? Richard
Askwith, a life-long running enthusiast, was sunk in mid-life
despair. Plagued by injuries and demoralised by failing strength
and speed, he was on the point of giving up for good. Then he came
across the remarkable world of late-life athletics, and resolved to
find out more. The result is a thrilling, life-affirming quest for
the secrets of the happy few who keep on running all through life's
later decades, culminating in a life-changing adventure at the
World Masters Athletics Championships. It's a resounding message of
hope for any runner who has felt their joy in their sport being
undermined by age. Colourful, informative and inspiring, The Race
Against Time is a story of cold science and heart-warming
resilience; of champions and also-rans; of sprinting centenarians
and forty-something super-athletes barely touched by age. Its
heroes are experts and enthusiasts - scientists, coaches, runners -
from many countries, each with a different story to tell. What
unites them is a single belief: that you don't have to take growing
old lying down. This is a book for anyone who has ever felt the
healing power of running. It is both a very personal account of one
man's journey from despair to hope, and an exhilarating guide,
explaining how timely adjustments to lifestyle and training can
slow the progress of physiological decay, while sheer human spirit
can, if you are lucky, keep you running happily and healthily, all
the way into extreme old age.
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