Full Description
This is a celebration of running, and what lots of us think about when we run. Part escape, part self-discovery, part therapy, part fitness. Part simple childlike joy of running when you could be walking.
Vassos Alexander shares the highs and lows of falling in love with running, from his first paltry efforts to reach the end of his street to completing ultra marathons and triathlons in the same weekend.
Each of the 26.2 chapters also features a fascinating insight into how others first started, from Paula Radcliffe to Steve Cram, the Brownlees to Jenson Button, Nicky Campbell to Nell McAndrew.
Funny, inspiring, honest - the perfect read for anyone with well-worn trainers by the door (or thinking of buying a pair...)
Contents
Foreword
1. Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run
2. One Direction, Ready to Run
3. Kaiser Chiefs, On the Run
4. Spencer Davis Group, Keep on Running
5. Kanye West, Runaway
6. Pink Floyd, Run Like Hell
7. Paul McCartney, Band on the Run
8. Snow Patrol, Run
9. Lenny Kravitz, Always on the Run
10. Jackson Browne, Running on Empty
11. Iron Maiden, Running Free
12. Carly Simon, Let the River Run
13. Kate Bush, Running Up That Hill
14. Scissor Sisters, Running Out
15. Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Runaway Daydreamer
16. OneRepublic, Love Runs Out
17. Tom Petty, Runnin' Down a Dream
18. Flo Rida, Run
19. The Doors, Runnin' Blue
20. Imelda May, Road Runner
21. Ed Sheehan, Runaway
22. Lionel Richie, Running with the Night
23. Jay-Z, Run This Town
24. Bryan Adams, Run To You
25. Beyonce, Run the World
26. The Beatles, Run for Your Life
26.2 Queen, Don't Stop Me Now
Acknowledgements
