Extrémní výzvy, nekonečné asfaltky, nejdražší sporttestery, elevační masky… tak přesně o tom běhání není. Britský novinář a sportovec Richard Askwith hledal způsoby, jak se skrze běh osvobodit. Proto běhá po bahnitých polích a skalnatých srázech nebo se psem za úsvitu. Běhá pro pouhou radost z pohybu. Běhá zkrátka tak, jak je to člověku přirozené. Přidejte se k němu a zahoďte nesmyslné komerční trendy! Čeká vás skutečně odžitá běžecká příručka plná praktických tipů, díky níž budete mít z pohybu opět radost.
A transformational quest for the secrets of happy, healthy, whole-life running
that will change the way you think about growing older.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.This is a book for anyone who has ever felt the
healing power of running - or simply wondered about the effects of ageing. 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.
WINNER OF THE 2020 TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR
Czechoslovakia, October 1937. Vast crowds have gathered to watch the Grand
Pardubice steeplechase, Europe's most blood-curdling sporting test of manhood.
With war looming, the race has a brutal political significance. The Nazis have
sent the SS's all-conquering paramilitary horsemen to crush - yet again - the
'subhuman Slavs'. But Lata Brandisova, a silver-haired countess on a little
golden mare, has other ideas...
LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR The definitive biography of one of the greatest, most extraordinary runners and Olympic heroes of all time, from the author of running classic Feet in the Clouds. Emil Zatopek won five Olympic medals, set 18 world records, and went undefeated over 10,000 metres for six years. He redefined the boundaries of endurance, training in Army boots, in snow, in sand, in darkness. But his toughness was matched by a spirit of friendship and a joie de vivre that transcended the darkest days of the Cold War. His triumphs put his country on the map, yet when Soviet tanks moved in to crush Czechoslovakia's new freedoms in 1968, Zatopek paid a heavy personal price for his brave defence of 'socialism with a human face'. Rehabilitated two decades later, he was a shadow of the man he had been - and the world had all but forgotten him. Today We Die A Little strips away the myths to tell the complex and deeply moving story of the most inspiring Olympic hero of them all.
A passionate and inspiring case for runners to get back to nature Richard Askwith wanted more. Not convinced running had to be all about pounding pavements, buying fancy gear, and racking up extreme challenges, he looked for ways to liberate himself. His solution: running through muddy fields and up rocky fells, running with his dog at dawn, running because he's being (voluntarily) chased by a pack of bloodhounds, running to get hopelessly, enjoyably lost, running fast for the sheer thrill of it. Running as nature intended. Part diary of a year running through the Northamptonshire countryside, part exploration of why we love to run without limits, Running Free is an eloquent and inspiring account of running in a forgotten, rural way, observing wildlife and celebrating the joys of nature. An opponent of the commercialisation of running, Askwith offers a welcome alternative, with practical tips (learned the hard way) on how to both start and keep running naturally--from thawing frozen toes to avoiding a stampede when crossing a field of cows. Running Free is about getting back to the basics of why we love to run.
Exploring the world of fell-running—to run the ancient, wild landscape and stay a hero within one’s own valley—this portrait of one of the few sports to have remained implacably amateur and utterly true to its roots details the passionate ambitions of those who participate in one of the oldest extreme sports. With personal narrative by one of the participants of fell-running—a sport that little is known about, but one that also boasts mass-participation—this fascinating account of arduous circuits, week-long marathons, and pounding the mountainous trails of the Lake District and Snowdonia is a unique and compelling account of stamina and courage that stretches the limits of belief.
