Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon
Autor Ed Caesaren Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 apr 2016
'Lyrical and passionate ... a celebration of the human spirit and what it can achieve'Observer
Two hours to cover twenty-six miles and 385 yards. An exceptional feat of speed, mental strength and endurance. The sub-two-hour marathon is running's Everest, a feat once seen as impossible for the human body. But now we have reached the mountaintop.
In this spellbinding book Ed Caesar takes us into the world of the elite of the elite: the greatest marathoners on earth. Through the stories of these rich characters, and their troubled lives, he traces the history of the marathon as well as the science, physiology and psychology involved in running so fast, for so long. And he shows us why this most democratic of races retains its savage, enthralling appeal - why we are drawn to test ourselves to the limit.
Now with a new afterword telling the inside story of how Eliud Kipchoge achieved the impossible, with exclusive access to Nike's #Breaking2 project, and the Ineos159 event at which the barrier was finally broken.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780670921904
ISBN-10: 0670921904
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0670921904
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Notă biografică
Ed
Caesaris
forty
years
old.
He
lives
in
Manchester,
and
writes
for
theNew
Yorker.
He
has
won
eleven
major
journalism
awards
-
including
a
British
Press
Award,
PPA
Writer
of
the
Year
and
the
2014
Foreign
Press
Award
for
Journalist
of
the
Year.
His
subjects
have
included
conflict
in
central
Africa,
the
world's
longest
tennis
match,
stolen
art,
money-laundering,
and
the
trade
in
diamonds.
His
first
book,Two
Hours,won
a
Cross
Sports
Book
Award
in
2016.
Recenzii
Superb
Ed Caesar's treatment of the near-mythical two-hour marathon is both implacably scientific and wonderfully reverential. As a former marathoner I deeply appreciate both.The prose hums along effortlessly and the topic is one of the most profound there is: the absolute limits of human performance. Reading a book that combines those two things is one of the great pleasures in life
A fascinating insight into the clockwork of what it means to be an elite athlete, always pushing at the edge of possibility. Like a good runner, Caesar carries the story along with grace and ease and generosity.He brings us to Kenya, New York, London, and Berlin, but ultimately allows us to look inside ourselves. It's the human story that shines through
I didn't think any book could make me interested in marathon running.Two Hoursdid that and much more.Ed Caesar's in-depth reporting explores one of sport's ultimate questions: is there a final human boundary and, if so, where? A terrific book: elegant, engaging and rewarding
This book explodes out of the blocks, continues at a terrific clip, never flags and breasts the tape victorious, its arms in the air.Like the best foot race, it is tight, pacy and riveting. A brilliant debut. Give the man a medal and a bunch of flowers
Lyrical and passionate...a celebration of the human spirit and what it can achieve
A delight to read. The definitive book on professional marathon running
Marvellous. Caesar's reportage has the feel of the very best of American journalism -as if he has researched the matter to hell, spent his time in the field, nailed down every fact, then bashed it out on a typewriter with a cigarette smouldering in his mouth
'Two Hoursisa kind of "Hoop Dreams"for runners'
Fascinating, timely, meticulously researched...this exploration of one of the great sporting quests of modern times will inspire anyone with a pair of trainers to go for a run
Caesar is very good on the personalities,mixing the art and science of distance running with vignettes about the athletes
A fine, engaging study of human endurance and the competitive spirit of marathon runners.Caesar wears his considerable research into most aspects of the marathon - its history, science, and the spectre of performance-enhancing drugs - with a loping, easy style
Fascinating.Will be enjoyed by anyone who has completed long runs along canals, through parks and down suburban streets
'Zippy, engaging, stylish, evocative'
There is much spirit inTwo Hoursand much human warmth
'Two Hoursbreaks new ground'
Intelligent, thoughtful
Caesar has established himself asperhaps the best new long-form magazine writer since the arrival of John Jeremiah Sullivan
Ed Caesar's treatment of the near-mythical two-hour marathon is both implacably scientific and wonderfully reverential. As a former marathoner I deeply appreciate both.The prose hums along effortlessly and the topic is one of the most profound there is: the absolute limits of human performance. Reading a book that combines those two things is one of the great pleasures in life
A fascinating insight into the clockwork of what it means to be an elite athlete, always pushing at the edge of possibility. Like a good runner, Caesar carries the story along with grace and ease and generosity.He brings us to Kenya, New York, London, and Berlin, but ultimately allows us to look inside ourselves. It's the human story that shines through
I didn't think any book could make me interested in marathon running.Two Hoursdid that and much more.Ed Caesar's in-depth reporting explores one of sport's ultimate questions: is there a final human boundary and, if so, where? A terrific book: elegant, engaging and rewarding
This book explodes out of the blocks, continues at a terrific clip, never flags and breasts the tape victorious, its arms in the air.Like the best foot race, it is tight, pacy and riveting. A brilliant debut. Give the man a medal and a bunch of flowers
Lyrical and passionate...a celebration of the human spirit and what it can achieve
A delight to read. The definitive book on professional marathon running
Marvellous. Caesar's reportage has the feel of the very best of American journalism -as if he has researched the matter to hell, spent his time in the field, nailed down every fact, then bashed it out on a typewriter with a cigarette smouldering in his mouth
'Two Hoursisa kind of "Hoop Dreams"for runners'
Fascinating, timely, meticulously researched...this exploration of one of the great sporting quests of modern times will inspire anyone with a pair of trainers to go for a run
Caesar is very good on the personalities,mixing the art and science of distance running with vignettes about the athletes
A fine, engaging study of human endurance and the competitive spirit of marathon runners.Caesar wears his considerable research into most aspects of the marathon - its history, science, and the spectre of performance-enhancing drugs - with a loping, easy style
Fascinating.Will be enjoyed by anyone who has completed long runs along canals, through parks and down suburban streets
'Zippy, engaging, stylish, evocative'
There is much spirit inTwo Hoursand much human warmth
'Two Hoursbreaks new ground'
Intelligent, thoughtful
Caesar has established himself asperhaps the best new long-form magazine writer since the arrival of John Jeremiah Sullivan
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been
updated
to
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the
latest
edition