We share the sun : the incredible journey of Kenya's legendary running coach Patrick Sang and the fastest runners on earth
(2023)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
796.42092/GEARHART,S

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 796.42092/GEARHART,S Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Pegasus Books, 2023
EDITION
First Pegasus Books edition
DESCRIPTION

xxi, 216 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781639363551, 1639363556 :, 1639363556, 9781639363551
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

A lesson in defeat -- A silver lining -- A different world -- A residence for the elite -- Rebuilding a champion -- Roots -- Full circle -- Stakes -- Courtesy of -- A marathon mission -- Keeping the faith -- Sow -- Erasing doubt -- Conditioning -- A cut above -- Madaraka Day -- The lion's den -- Chasing -- Fractured -- Tokyo from 1964 to (2020) 2021 -- The other side of the line -- Perpetual motion -- Pushing -- Trade-off -- 2021 New York City Marathon -- Uptick -- Making history, together -- Race ready -- Revesting -- In the long run

"In We Share the Sun, Sarah Gearhart takes us inside this high-octane world of elites of which few are even aware of and even fewer have ever seen. We are immersed in Sang's remarkable story, from his college days in the US to winning an Olympic medal in the steeplechase, and his journey to become a man who redefines what coaching means"--