The Race Against Time
- Author Richard Askwith
- Narrator Richard Askwith
- Publisher Random House
- Run Time 11 hours and 47 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Coping with ageing, Exercise and workouts, Fitness and diet, Marathon and cross-country running, Popular medicine and health, Popular science, Practical advice: Life hacks / handy tips, Running and jogging, Sports training and coaching, Track and field sports, athletics.
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What to expect
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An exploration of the art of running, and a quest to ensure you can continue for a lifetime
Never before have so many people run so many miles, or set themselves such ambitious targets, in pursuit of self-fulfillment: marathons, ultra-marathons, extreme adventures. And never before have people had such high hopes of remaining vigorous and active - young in all but name - long after retiring from the work-place. Yet that last goal, perhaps more precious than any of the others, remains elusive.
It can be done, but only a few succeed. Most runners succumb to injury or illness in middle age; others are defeated by dwindling energy levels, or by the gradual falling-off of their peers. They can only envy the charmed few who continue to enjoy the life-enhancing joys of running well into what used to be considered extreme old age.
Horrified by the thought of breaking off his life-long love-affair with running, Richard Askwith began to think seriously about a question with profound implications for every enthusiastic runner: how can you keep running, happily and well, for the rest of your life - ideally, well into your nineties and beyond?
Askwith's quest for the secrets of running longevity takes him on a long, mystifying journey: to laboratories and running tracks, cities and remote mountain villages, on several continents. He meets scientists and coaches, gurus and cranks, ninety-year-old sprinters and hundred-year-old marathon runners - and with each passing month his quest grows more urgent.
© Richard Askwith 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023
Critics Review
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A hymn to the benefits of running, of being active, of the resilience of the human spirit, no matter your age. Inspirational
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This is a particularly inspiring book for everyone, not just older runners. An excellent read!
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