A Runner’s Journey with Richard Askwith

Richard Askwith is a runner who is tired.  Tired of signing up for marathons, tired of buying all the expensive kit, tired of pounding the concrete streets of the urban jungle, tired of the stopwatch tyranny of PBs and splits.  But he isn’t tired of running for the sheer fun of it. Running fast, running through muddy fields and up rocky fells, running with his dog at dawn, running to get hopelessly, enjoyably lost.

Richard writes inspiringly about running through the seasons, observing wildlife and making the most of your surroundings.  He is a passionate opponent of the commercialisation of running, and offers practical tips on how to get out there and start running – from thawing frozen toes to avoiding a stampede when crossing a field of cows. Running Freeis about getting back to the basics of why we love to run - a perfect reminder of how to run for the sheer joy of it. 

Richard Askwith is News Editor for the Independent. His cult book about fell-running, Feet in the Clouds, won Best New Writer at the British Sports Book Awards, the National Sporting Club’s Best New Writer Award and was shortlisted for a Boardman-Tasker Award and the William Hill Sports Book of the Year.

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