
The Way of the Runner
A Journey into the Fabled World of Japanese Running
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
3 months free
Buy for $19.95
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Derek Perkins
-
By:
-
Adharanand Finn
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.
It may come as a surprise to many people, but Japan is the most running-obsessed country on Earth. A 135-mile relay race, or ekiden, is the country's biggest annual sporting event. Thousands of professional runners compete for corporate teams in some of the most competitive races in the world. The legendary "marathon monks" run a thousand marathons in a thousand days to reach spiritual enlightenment. 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.
Adharanand 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. 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. 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.
©2015 Adharanand Finn (P)2016 Audible, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...




















People who viewed this also viewed...


















wow
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I’m not a runner…
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Good book about team work and determination
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Dó roughly means the way in Japanese
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Fantastic book, interesting subject
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Learning the way of the Runner
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
All of his books are good
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Interesting take on running culture in Japan
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I loved every minute of it!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I loved how he talks about the pain
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.