Kathrine Switzer
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Running Throughout Time launches in New Zealand
Some great images from the New Zealand launch of ‘Running Throughout Time: The Greatest Running Stories Ever told’ by the fantastic storyteller Roger Robinson. Roger was joined at Shoe Clinic in Wellington by several sporting and literary notables and there was strong running community support. He spoke of the original work that has gone into these stories – telling them well and getting them right. The book is available now through all good bookstores and online retailers. Read more…
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SHERLOCK HOLMES – THE CASE OF THE OLYMPIC MARATHON
Wow! We love Roger Robinson’s running stories so much! Roger’s case of the Olympic marathon features in the latest addition of Sherlock Holmes Magazine (Issue 14, Autumn 2023) It’s an abbreviated version of the story Roger researches and tells of Arthur Conan Doyle at the 1908 Olympic marathon and the way he used it in a famous Holmes adventure. You can read the FULL version – along with no end of other absolutely fascinating running stories in Roger’s ‘Running Throughout Time: the Greatest Running Stories Ever Told‘. Read more…
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Roger Robinson’s ‘Runnning Throughout Time: The Greatest Running Stories Ever Told’
Roger Robinson’s new book rewrites running’s most iconic and important stories. With a combination of vivid story-telling and original historical research, Roger shows why he is widely praised as the world’s most expert and compelling writer on running. Ahead of this weekend’s London Marathon, Roger talks to us about Running Throughout Time: the Greatest Running Stories Ever Told. Q Why did you write this new book, Roger? A I love well-told stories. I love true history. I love running. Put those three together and you get this book. Read more…