PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Richard Askwith has been a journalist for over 40 years. He has written six previous books, including his modern classic on fell running, Feet in the Clouds, which won the Best New Writer category at the British Sports Book Awards and was shortlisted for the William Hill and Boardman Tasker prizes, and he is now one of the UK's most celebrated writers on running. Running Free was shortlisted for the Thwaites-Wainwright Prize, and his evocative biography of Emil Zatopek, Today We Die A Little, was shortlisted in the Cross Sports Book Awards. His most recent book, Unbreakable- the Countess, the Nazis and the World's Most Dangerous Horse Race, won Biography of the Year at the Telegraph Sports Book Awards in 2020.
A hymn to the benefits of running, of being active, of the resilience of the human spirit, no matter your age. Inspirational * Observer * In The Race Against Time, Askwith touches upon something larger than simply running or sport - he helps us to see ourselves, and to question where we're going, and how we want to face up to the frailties of being human. As always, he writes beautifully about his own efforts, his hopes and insecurities, leading the reader deep into a world both inspiring and moving * Adharanand Finn, author of Running with the Kenyans * Brilliant -- Jo Pavey This is a particularly inspiring book for everyone, not just older runners. An excellent read! * Stride * Definitive -- Dave Middlemas * The Fellrunner *
