Out Of Thin Air: Running Wisdom And Magic From Above The Clouds In Ethiopia: Winner Of The Margaret Mead Award 2022

Out of Thin Air: Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia: Winner of the Margaret Mead Award 2022

About the Author Michael Crawley is an anthropologist and writer based in Edinburgh. He runs a 2:20 marathon. In 2019, Michael was awarded a PhD in anthropology by the University of Edinburgh, following ESRC funded research, living and training alongside runners in Ethiopia. He has written for the Guardian and appeared on the popular Marathon Talk podcast. In 2018 he was invited to give the closing keynote at the annual conference of the world governing body of athletics, the IAAF. Alongside his anthropological work, he won a 2018 Handa Foundation fellowship to run a project to help struggling Ethiopian runners to retrain in other running-related professions. Product Description LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2021 LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2021 'Inspiring' The Guardian 'Excellent' Runner's World 'Fascinating' Publishers Weekly 'Brilliant' Ed Vaizey 'Through reading this book you will come to understand that the heart and soul of running are to be found in Ethiopia.' Haile Gebrselassie 'Engaging, warm and humane