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To be a runner, how racing up mountains, running with the bulls, or just taking on a 5-K makes you a better person (and the world a better place), Martin Dugard

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To be a runner, how racing up mountains, running with the bulls, or just taking on a 5-K makes you a better person (and the world a better place), Martin Dugard

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-430) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

To be a runner

Oclc number

682894276

Responsibility statement

Martin Dugard

Sub title

how racing up mountains, running with the bulls, or just taking on a 5-K makes you a better person (and the world a better place)

Summary

With an exuberant mix of passion, insight, instruction, and humor, best-selling author--and lifelong runner--Martin Dugard takes a journey through the world of running to illustrate how the sport helps us fulfill that universal desire to be the best possible version of ourselves each and every time we lace up our shoes. Spinning colorful yarns of his running and racing adventures on six continents--from competing in the infamous Raid Gauloises to coaching his son's high school cross-country team--Dugard considers what it means to truly integrate the activity into one's life. For example, how the simple act of buying a new pair of running shoes can be a source of meaning and hope..."--Dust jacket flap

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