Richard Moore, The Dirtiest Race in History (2013) Doping in sport has become a consistent presence in news over recent years. Most recently, the case of Ruth Jebet was just another example of depressing stories of leading athletes testing positive. The Dirtiest Race in History follows one of the most notorious cases but it isContinue reading “The Dirtiest Race in History”
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Never Give Up Never Give In
Louis Zamperini, and David Rensin, Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In (2014) Not many athletes stories start with smoking cigarettes at 6 but Zamperini’s story is far from traditional. In fact, the subtitle of this particular work on his life is “Life Lessons from an Extraordinary Man”, any reader would agree with this sentiment asContinue reading “Never Give Up Never Give In”
Running with the Kenyans
Adharanand Finn, Running with the Kenyans (2012) A staple of any runners library, the story told in Running with the Kenyans is perhaps pretty obvious. However, as a process of discovery there are a number of twists and turns. As the extended title suggests the mission is ‘Discovering the secrets of the fastest people onContinue reading “Running with the Kenyans”
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