Anyone who runs is confronted with their existence. And that existence should not be underestimated: it is one filled with blood, sweat, and training. An existence in which you must learn to cope with weather conditions, worn joints, malfunctioning apps, men with hammers, and other runners who invade your territory.
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I run, therefore I am is a collection of 42,195 stories that tackle all the challenges faced by runners and their environment. From relatable questions like 'what do you do if you end up in a sinkhole while running?' and unscientific approaches to the lives of runners, to historical stories about the origin of the running app. Who would have ever thought that a simple sport that revolves around putting one foot in front of the other contains so many social aspects?
This book is an indispensable standard work for anyone who ever wears at least one running shoe, but certainly also for partners, friends, and other types of people who have to learn to deal with someone suffering from running.
I run, therefore I am offers numerous practical tools to give this obsession a place.
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Alexander Brandenburg (1985) and Jaap van de Ven (1988) are writers for De Speld who happen to exist themselves. They discovered while writing their book Knudde about Toon van Driel (the man behind F.C. Knudde and De Stamgasten) that they belong to the same kind: the homo sportivus.
I run, therefore I am. The running book full of blood, sweat, and training | Alexander Brandenburg and Jaap van de Ven | ISBN 978 94 93422 30 8 | paperback, 160 pages | € 20 | Released April 10 by Uitgeverij Lucht
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