- Published: 5 April 2012
- ISBN: 9781409019640
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 384
Running For Their Lives
The Extraordinary Story of Britain’s Greatest Ever Distance Runners
Formats & editions
- Published: 5 April 2012
- ISBN: 9781409019640
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 384
These men were monumentally strong. They were not just sporting heroes but heroes in terms of human endeavour
Peter Radford
A timely reminder of the best that the sport can achieve
The Sunday Times
Whitaker paints a compelling picture of a world in which the virtues of old-fashioned professionalism and decency overcome class and race barriers... engaging, surprising and...affecting
Alexander Larman, Observer
Remarkable
New Statesman
A poignant account of unrecognised achievement
Bryon Rogers, Spectator
Well-researched and entertaining... Whitaker's real achievement is to resurrect for recognition the careers of two genuine British sporting heroes
Times Literary Supplement
Astonishing
Reader's Digest