Entoto, a 10,000-foot mountain where East African legends like Meseret Defar and the Dibaba sisters have trained.Īn encouraging theme throughout the book was the welcome Wade received from her hosts. In Ethiopia, she hiked for more than an hour just to begin a run up Mt. In Switzerland, she experienced the rush of mountain running and learned the semi-pro culture of working and studying while training with a local club. She specifically chose each destination for her study of the history, practice and diversity of international running culture.įor example, her visit to England not only included watching the 2012 Olympic marathon race, but also visiting the track where Roger Bannister clocked the world's first sub-four-minute mile. Wade visited England, Ireland, Switzerland, Ethiopia, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Sweden, and Finland-all with fascinating running cultures in their own right.

She documented her experience with photos, recipes, and journal entries on her blog, 'Becky Runs Away.' An antsy college senior at the time, I was envious of her trip and wanted to soak up everything she learned. Watson fellowship and received funding to travel for a full year.

I followed Becky's travels when she was granted the Thomas J.

I've anticipated the release of this book for awhile. Every run, recipe, and hilarious mishap is captured in her new book, 'Run the World'-a chronicle of the diverse, yet universal language of running. Through 22 countries and more than 3,500 miles of running, Wade embarked on an unprecedented journey through the ultimate crash course of running cultures around the world.

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