Out of Thin Air
Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia
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Narrateur(s):
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Raj Ghatak
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Auteur(s):
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Michael Crawley
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Bloomsbury presents Out of Thin Air by Michael Crawley, read by Raj Ghatak.
‘Full of wonderful insights and lessons from a world where the ability to run is viewed as something almost mysterious and magical.’ – Adharanand Finn, author of Running with the Kenyans
What we can learn from Ethiopian running culture – written by an anthropologist and 2:20 marathon runner who trained with the Ethiopians.
‘Ethiopia 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.’
Why 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 six of the top ten fastest marathon times ever?
Michael Crawley spent fifteen 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.
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- Owen
- 2023-02-24
Awesome insights
for anyone passionate about running. deep dive into Ethiopian beliefs and a great general overview of some of their "secrets"
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- Dave
- 2021-08-29
If you love running you'll love this book
Non-fiction narrative that flows very well. I really liked the narrator Raj Ghatak, I would definitely listen to more of his work.
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