{"product_id":"out-of-thin-air-running-wisdom-and-magic-from-above-the-clouds-in-ethiopia-winner-of-the-margaret-mead-award-2022-paperback","title":"Out of Thin Air: Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia: Winner of the Margaret Mead Award 2022 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Crawley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2021 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Inspiring'\u003cbr\u003eThe Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Excellent'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRunner's World \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEd Vaizey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Through reading this book you will come to understand that the heart and soul of running are to be found in Ethiopia.' \u003c\/b\u003eHaile Gebrselassie \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Engaging, warm and humane... A delight' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Full of wonderful insights and lessons from a world where the ability to run is viewed as something almost mysterious and magical.' \u003c\/b\u003eAdharanand Finn, author of \u003ci\u003eRunning with the Kenyans\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003eEthiopia is a place where I have been told that energy is controlled by angels and demons and where witchdoctors can help you to acquire another runner's power. It is a place where an anonymous runner in the forest told me, miming an imaginary scoreboard and with a completely straight face, that he had dreamt that he would run 10km in 25 minutes. It is a place where they tell me that the air at Mount Entoto will transform me into a 2.08 marathon runner. It is a place, in short, of wisdom and magic, where dreaming is still very much alive.\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy does it make sense to Ethiopian runners to get up at 3am to run up and down a hill? Who would choose to train on almost impossibly steep and rocky terrain, in hyena territory? And how come Ethiopian men hold 6 of the Top Ten fastest marathon times ever? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichael Crawley spent 15 months in Ethiopia training alongside (and sometimes a fair way behind) runners at all levels of the sport, from night watchmen hoping to change their lives to world class marathon runners, in order to answer these questions. Follow him into the forest as he attempts to keep up and get to the heart of their success.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Crawley is a 2.20 marathon runner who has competed internationally for Scotland and Great Britain. He is Assistant Professor in Social Anthropology at Durham University. This is his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.84 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699111333951,"sku":"9781472975294","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0f683d606e31ab168f77e77996cb91d0.webp?v=1765012510","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/out-of-thin-air-running-wisdom-and-magic-from-above-the-clouds-in-ethiopia-winner-of-the-margaret-mead-award-2022-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}