{"product_id":"the-race-against-time-richard-askwith-9781529112368","title":"The Race Against Time: Adventures in Late-Life Running","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn exploration of the art of running, and a quest to ensure you can continue for a lifetime\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Never before have so many people run so many miles, or set themselves such ambitious targets, in pursuit of self-fulfillment: marathons, ultra-marathons, extreme adventures. And never before have people had such high hopes of remaining vigorous and active - young in all but name - long after retiring from the work-place. Yet that last goal, perhaps more precious than any of the others, remains elusive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It can be done, but only a few succeed. Most runners succumb to injury or illness in middle age; others are defeated by dwindling energy levels, or by the gradual falling-off of their peers. They can only envy the charmed few who continue to enjoy the life-enhancing joys of running well into what used to be considered extreme old age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Horrified by the thought of breaking off his life-long love-affair with running, Richard Askwith began to think seriously about a question with profound implications for every enthusiastic runner: how can you keep running, happily and well, for the rest of your life - ideally, well into your nineties and beyond? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Askwith's quest for the secrets of running longevity takes him on a long, mystifying journey: to laboratories and running tracks, cities and remote mountain villages, on several continents. He meets scientists and coaches, gurus and cranks, ninety-year-old sprinters and hundred-year-old marathon runners - and with each passing month his quest grows more urgent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Askwith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529112362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529112368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Richard Askwith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44616539472127,"sku":"9781529112368","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89ba849c-2982-4223-8086-b6819229ba1a.jpg?v=1703020898","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-race-against-time-richard-askwith-9781529112368","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}