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Author:
Gearhart, Sarah, author.
Title:
We share the sun : the incredible journey of Kenya's legendary running coach Patrick Sang and the fastest runners on earth / Sarah Gearhart.
Edition:
First Pegasus books edition.
Publisher:
Pegasus Books,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
xxi, 216 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Subject:
Sang, Patrick.
Long-distance running--Coaching--Kenya--Biography.
Long-distance runners--Kenya--Biography.
Track and field coaches--Kenya--Biography.
Contents:
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 missin -- 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.
Summary:
"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"-- Provided by publisher
ISBN:
1639363556
9781639363551
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1374129792
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)
GHPD771 -- Grimes Public Library (Grimes)
YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

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