Run to Win by Juerg Wirz

Run to Win by Juerg Wirz

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Within only a few decades, Kenya has established itself as the running nation No 1. Kenyan athletes dominate the world rankings in all distances between the 800m and the marathon. How did they do this? This book describes the development of running in Kenya from the time of the British influence to the contemporary times.

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Run to Win by Juerg Wirz

Within only a few decades, Kenya has established itself as the running nation No 1. Kenyan athletes dominate the world rankings in all distances between the 800m and the marathon. How did they do this? This book describes the development of running in Kenya from the time of the British influence to the contemporary times.
Jurg Wirz is a freelance journalist and author, bases since 1999 in Eldoret, Kenya. He is the founder of a renowned Swiss Running magazine and writes for several journals from Runner's World to the IAAF-magazine. He has also published several books on Running. Jurg Wirz is a friend of Paul Tergat and can claim for himself that he knows Kenyan Running like no other journalist.
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ISBN 13 9781841261881
ISBN 10 1841261882
Title Run to Win
Author Juerg Wirz
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Meyer & Meyer
Year published 2006-06-29
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.