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  • The Lost Art of Running

  • A Journey to Rediscover the Forgotten Essence of Human Movement
  • By: Shane Benzie, Tim Major
  • Narrated by: Clifford Samuel
  • Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (650 ratings)
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Summary

Bloomsbury presents The Lost Art of Running by Shane Benzie with Tim Major, read by Clifford Samuel.

The Lost Art of Running is an opportunity to join running-technique-analyst coach and movement guru Shane Benzie on his journey across five continents as he trains with and analyses the running style of some of the most gifted athletes on the planet.

'Running technique has to be one of the most subjective issues out there: 10 minutes' investigation on the internet will generally confuse rather than confirm what you should or should not be doing. Mother Nature gave us some amazing gifts as runners - if we rediscover them and use them, we can transform our dynamic and everyday movement.' (Shane Benzie)

Part narrative, part practical, this adventure takes you to the foothills of Ethiopia and the ‘town of runners’; to the training grounds of world-record-holding marathon runners in Kenya; racing across the Arctic Circle and the mountains of Europe, through the sweltering sands of the Sahara and the hostility of a winter traverse of the Pennine Way, to witness the incredible natural movement of runners in these environments.

Along the way, you will learn how to incorporate natural movement techniques into your own running and hear from some of the top athletes Shane has coached over the years. Whether experienced or just tackling your first few miles, this ground-breaking book will help you discover the lost art of running.

©2020 Shane Benzie with Tim Major (P)2020 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Critic reviews

"A fascinating book." (Adharanand Finn, the best-selling author of Running with the Kenyans, The Rise of the Ultra Runners and The Way of the Runner)

"Shane's approach to running movement really works. Shane helped me prepare for my fourth Marathon des Sables. I am convinced that the insight from these sessions was instrumental in me being able to run as well as I did and secure my second win in a highly competitive race." (Elisabeth Barnes, ultra endurance runner)

"Shane is the Indiana Jones of the running world." (Damian Hall, ultra marathon runner and journalist)

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Story a bit over-dramatised for the content

A struggle through to get some already known info. Well read and don't want to be cruel as form is crucial but the story/journey was irritating with the info presented as a big epiphany when it's been said before elsewhere.

Some books focus on training volumes/zones, fuelling, etc. Others focus on mindset. Most have more real content than this book. This one is about form and emulating an elite endurance runner's technique. The story is a bit long winded and the actual practical content a bit thin, it could be summarised on an A4 page and have similar persuasiveness. I think Running rewired by Jay Dicharry is far more practically applicable and breaks down running well into clearly defined sections of form, posture, strength, plyo/springiness etc.

If you want to see good form explained there are many form analysis YouTube videos available nowadays.

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Listen while running

Helped me improve my form. As Shane says, the first few runs feel harder as you are concentrating on posture, foot strike, cadence etc but once you get into a rhythm, it starts to feel more natural and less of an effort.

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Wonderful Book

As a trail and hill runner I love soaking up information about running, especially the how. This book gives you do much to think about. I will defo listen again, more than once, I'm sure. Also plan to buy the book, better for reference purposes. An added bonus, know a number of the runners he has worked with. A really great listen.

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Running Wisdom

I am so glad I read/listened to this book as a beginner runner. It has me approaching running now in possibly the smartest natural way availble now and the consequence of these ideas will not only benefit ones running, but experience of life as well. I will be coming back to this book again and again.

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Fascinating and thought provoking

A fresh and intriguing perspective on the art and science of running. Potentially a very important book if you want to maximise your running in a natural way. Congratulations to the narrator on a superb job.

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Fantastic!

I’ve previously attended one of Shane’s running camps and know a number of the people discussed in the book. He is the real deal, this is a great book. On top of that, it may significantly improve how you run!

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Essential for anybody who moves

The gripping account of how the author came to understand the forgotten fundamentals of how to actually run. Engaging, interesting, and brimming with immediately useful information every chapter - i couldn't stop listening. Will be buying the paperback.

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the art of running is right here

Really loved this book. It has so much detail and advice within that you are constantly reviewing how you perform as a runner inbetween the chapters. This book seemed to come at the right time for me. Just when my mojo was rock bottom here comes this book to slap me back into reality. Lots of this book has been absorbed into me concentrating on how I run and how you are never to old to learn new ways of running. Thank you

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Inspiring

Started off well and get better and better as it went on. A great book and I felt inspired not just to run but to seek out a better running style and made me believe it is possible. Highly recommended.

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Great book of you want to run efficiently

Don't think about it, just go for it, read it and run better. It's told in a very easy to understand way

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