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""Michael Crawley gives runners a unique and illuminating gift: to see themselves through the eyes of a trained anthropologist. The result is a fascinating and multilayered exploration of what it means to endure"" --Alex Hutchinson, author of Endure ""Entertaining and fascinating"" --Vassos Alexander, author of Don't Stop Me Now ""An immersive investigation into the world of endurance and the people and cultures who do it"" --Damian Hall, ultra runner and journalist ""I'm loving it ... packed full of brilliant discussions"" --Cyclist Online ""engaging... [endurance sport] comes to lyrical life in Michael Crawley's evocations"" --The TLS

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Michael Crawley is an anthropologist, writer and runner based in Durham. He has run a 2.20 marathon and represented Great Britain in road running. In 2019, Michael was awarded a PhD in anthropology by the University of Edinburgh, following fifteen months of research living and running alongside runners in Ethiopia. His book Out of Thin Air: Running Magic and Wisdom from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia won the prestigious Margaret Mead Award in 2022.

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