![]() ![]() ![]() What he learns - about competition, teamwork, form, chasing personal bests, and himself - will fascinate and surprise anyone keen to explore why we run and how we might do it better. As an amateur runner about to turn 40, he also hoped to find out whether a Japanese approach to training might help him run faster. : The Way of the Runner (9780571303175) by Finn, Adharanand and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Yet so much of Japan's running culture remains a mystery to the outside world, on par with many of the unique aspects of contemporary Japan.Īdharanand Finn, the award-winning author of Running with the Kenyans, spent six months immersed in this one-of-a-kind running culture to discover what it might teach us about the sport and about Japan. The legendary "marathon monks" run a thousand marathons in a thousand days to reach spiritual enlightenment. Thousands of professional runners compete for corporate teams in some of the most competitive races in the world. A 135-mile relay race, or ekiden, is the country's biggest annual sporting event. It may come as a surprise to many people, but Japan is the most running-obsessed country on Earth. Welcome to Japan, the most running-obsessed nation on Earth and home to a unique running culture unlike anything Adharanand Finn, author of Running with the Kenyans, has even experienced. ![]()
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