The Way of the Runner: A journey into the obsessive world of Japanese running by Adharanand Finn

The Way of the Runner: A journey into the obsessive world of Japanese running

Adharanand Finn

352 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction sports travel adventurous informative inspiring slow-paced

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Welcome to Japan, the most running-obsessed nation on earth, where: a long-distance relay race is the country's biggest annual sporting event; companies sponsor their own running teams, paying the athletes like employees; and marathon monks run a ...

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