Why running matters. lessons in life, pain and exhilaration - from 5k to the marathon, paperback/ian mortimer

In this year-long memoir, the celebrated historian Ian Mortimer considers the meaning of running as he approaches his fiftieth birthday.

From injuries and frustrated ambitions to exhilaration and empathy, it is a personal and yet universal account of what running means to people, and how it helps everyone focus on what really matters.