Two Hours, Ed Caesar
Two Hours, Ed Caesar
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Two Hours

Author: Ed Caesar

Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi

Unabridged: 7 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/27/2015

Synopsis

Two hours, to cover 26 miles and 385 yards. Its running's Everest, a feat once seen as impossible for the human body. Now we can glimpse the mountaintop. The sub-two hour marathon requires an exceptional feat of speed, mental strength, and endurance. The pioneer will have to endure more, live braver, plan better, and be luckier than any who has run before. Ed Caesar takes us into the world of elite runners: the greatest marathoners on earth. From big-money races in the United States to remote villages in Kenya, Two Hours is a book about a beautiful sport, that few people understand. It's about talent, heroism, and refusing to accept defeat. It's a book about running that is about much more than running... it's a human drama like no other.

About Ed Caesar

Ed Caesar has contributed to The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Outside, and the Smithsonian. He has reported from a variety of locations, including Iran, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Kosovo. Caesar has written about African civil wars, the world's longest tennis match, British murder trials, wingsuit flying, and Tom Wolfe's beautiful apartment. Recently, he was named Journalist of the Year for 2014 by the Foreign Press Association of London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew

We are hardwired to discover new ways to challenge ourselves To run a 26 miles and 365 yards of a marathon in under two hours it would be necessary to run at an average pace of 4 hours 34 seconds per mile. This book sets out to explore the likelihood of this happening and, if it were to happen, w......more

Goodreads review by Ilia

It's good journalism and storytelling. Being perfectly honest I don't know how much interest this book will hold for non-runners, but I found it fascinating. There are four main themes there - the history of marathon running, the assault on the titular "two hours" record, the analysis of Kenyan runn......more

Goodreads review by Lou

“Mutai is a Kenyan, a Kalenjin, and a Kipsigis. He was born in the village of Equator, which sits at nearly 9,000 feet in the lush highlands at the western escarpment of the Rift Valley, and, as its name suggests, at the belt-line of the world. He is a husband, a father, a son, a grandson, a nephew,......more

Goodreads review by Tara - Running 'n' Reading

While not exactly what I'd expected, Ed Caesar has done a remarkable job of cohesively stringing together information that he's gathered over much time spent with elite Kenyan (primarily, there is also some exposure to Ethiopian elites, as well) runners; he has given generously of his time, resource......more

Goodreads review by Matt

The fly-on-the-wall insider account is a hallmark of sports literature, and when the subjects are open and engaging and on-field happenings dramatic and captivating (think A Season on the Brink and more recently Collision Low Crossers) these books can be some of the best of genre. Long-distance run......more

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