In It for the Long Run : Breaking records and getting FKT Paperback / softback
by Damian Hall
Paperback / softback
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In It for the Long Run is ultrarunner Damian Hall’s story of running a first marathon aged thirty-six, dressed as a toilet, and representing Great Britain four years later.
His midlife-crisis running problem escalated to 100-mile ultramarathons and record-breaking bimbles, culminating in his 261-mile Pennine Way run in July 2020. In 1989, Mike Hartley set a record/Fastest Known Time (FKT) for the Pennine Way, running Britain’s oldest National Trail in two days and seventeen hours, without stopping for sleep.
Hartley’s record stood for thirty-one years, until two attempts were made on it in two weeks in the summer of 2020.
First, American John Kelly broke Hartley’s record by thirty-four minutes.
Then Hall knocked another three hours off Kelly’s time. Hall used his record-bothering run to highlight concerns for our climate and ecological emergency: his attempt was carbon negative, he created no plastic waste, and he and his pacing runners collected litter as they went, while also raising money for Greenpeace.
A vegan, Hall used no animal products on his attempt.
Scrawled on his arm in permanent marker was ‘F F F’, standing for Family, Friends, Future. Packed with dry wit and humour, In It for the Long Run tells of Hall’s nine-year preparation for his attempt, and of the run itself.
He also gives us an autobiographical insight into the deranged, custard-splattered, hedgehog-dodging world of ultramarathon running and record attempts.
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages, Halftones, color
- Publisher:Vertebrate Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date:06/05/2021
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- ISBN:9781839810435
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages, Halftones, color
- Publisher:Vertebrate Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date:06/05/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9781839810435