The Reason I Run

How Two Men Transformed Tragedy into the Greatest Race of Their Lives

Christopher Spriggs (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2015
Summersdale Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-84953-724-7 (ISBN)

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Rich with insights and inspiration, personal discoveries and unforgettable encounters, The Reason I Run is an astonishing story that will make you laugh, weep and wonder. Join Chris on an incredible journey that will stay with you for the rest of your life.

How do people come together when tragedy tries to tear them apart?

When 39-time marathon runner Andrew Spriggs was diagnosed with motor neurone disease he knew his running days were over. But a surprise message from his nephew Chris, offering to push him in his rickety wheelchair in one last marathon, reunites them in a race against time.

Rich with insights and inspiration, personal discoveries and unforgettable encounters, The Reason I Run is an astonishing story that will make you laugh, weep and wonder. Join Chris on an incredible journey that will stay with you for the rest of your life.

Chris Spriggs is a runner (in denial about getting slower), writer and coach. He is founding director of the mentoring charity Lifespace Trust and a coach at NowShowUp.com. He lives just outside Stratford-upon-Avon with his triathlete wife and three children. Chris has spoken on local BBC radio stations and BBC Radio 5Live and written for a number of national publications, including Men’s Running and Youthwork. You can find him on Twitter at @ThinkSmileRun and he blogs at www.thinksmilerun.blogspot.com.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.6.2015
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Leichtathletik / Turnen
ISBN-10	1-84953-724-0 / 1849537240
ISBN-13	978-1-84953-724-7 / 9781849537247
Zustand	Neuware