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''Lays bare the realities of a sporting career''
Lord Sebastian Coe

''Gripping, revealing and honest''
Steve Cram OBE

''A gripping read ... Iwan runs and runs and runs, and arrives at himself''
Jeremy Vine

Running has been Iwan Thomas''s life. He put everything into becoming and remaining an elite athlete to such a point that his efforts left him scarred.

Iwan reveals the highs of his career, but also his battles with the dark side of running the loneliness, the doubts, the hurt and, ultimately, the serious mental health issues.

After a youthful stint as a world-class BMX rider, Iwan dedicated himself to running. Between 1995 and 1998, he became one of the world''s fastest men, taking silver in the 4x400m at the Olympics and gold at the European and World Championships. Yet, although his British 400m record of 44.36s would stand unbroken for 25 years, niggling injuries were already beginning to limit hi

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 1/4/2024
      ISBN13: 9781399413640, 978-1399413640
      ISBN10: 1399413643
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Lays bare the realities of a sporting career''
      Lord Sebastian Coe

      ''Gripping, revealing and honest''
      Steve Cram OBE

      ''      A gripping read ... Iwan runs and runs and runs, and arrives at himself''
      Jeremy Vine

      Running has been Iwan Thomas''s life. He put everything into becoming and remaining an elite athlete to such a point that his efforts left him scarred.

      Iwan reveals the highs of his career, but also his battles with the dark side of running the loneliness, the doubts, the hurt and, ultimately, the serious mental health issues.

      After a youthful stint as a world-class BMX rider, Iwan dedicated himself to running. Between 1995 and 1998, he became one of the world''s fastest men, taking silver in the 4x400m at the Olympics and gold at the European and World Championships. Yet, although his British 400m record of 44.36s would stand unbroken for 25 years, niggling injuries were already beginning to limit hi

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