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Author:   Michael Crawley (University of Edinburgh)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Sport
Edition:   Unabridged edition
ISBN:  

9781399403429

ISBN 10:   1399403427
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   12 September 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Why Am I Doing This? 2. From 'Pedestrianism' to Dance Marathons to the UTMB: Are we playing or are we working? 3. Lakes in a Day 4. 'I Don't Want a Watch Making That Decision For Me': The Art of Tracking 5. The OMM (Original Mountain Marathon): where GPS is not allowed 6. Limits, Technology and the Elephant in the Room: Doping in endurance sports 7. Enduring Social Media 8. 'When the Deer Raises his Tail, We're Running': The Tarahumara 9. Other Reasons to Run: including the Hopi 10. Ride to the Sun: 100 mile overnight bike ride from Carlisle to Crammond 11. 'Eat Well, Move Well, Enjoy': Trail Running in Nepal: and interview with Mira Rai 12. Chomulungma: Sherpas on Everest 13. Enduring in a Changing Climate: Lewis Pugh, UN Patron of the Oceans and Damian Hall, ultra runner

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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 *

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 *

Author Information

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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