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- Faster! Louder!: How a Punk Rocker from Yorkshire Became British Champion Fell Runner
- Publication Name
- Faster! Louder!
- Title
- Faster! Louder!
- Subtitle
- HOW A PUNK ROCKER FROM YORKSHIRE BECAME BRITISH CHAMPION FELL RUN
- EAN
- 9781912101290
- ISBN
- 9781912101290
- Publisher
- Great Northern Books LTD
- Format
- Paperback
- Type
- Paperback
- Release Year
- 2021
- Release Date
- 06/09/2021
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 198mm
- Item Length
- 129mm
- Genre
- Biographies & True Stories, Sports
- Topic
- Biography
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Item Width
- 129mm
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Mountain running ranks up there as one of the toughest sports. Having the ability and athleticism to race up and down Britain's highest peaks takes stamina, peak fitness and years of specialised training. So how did a teenage punk rocker from Yorkshire, seemingly existing on a diet of cider, parties and loud music, become the British Champion fell runner? The history of mountain running is peppered with legendary feats and characters, ultra-hard men and women who can run seemingly non-stop over our highest and toughest peaks and skylines. Flicking through the black-and-white photographs telling the story of these past champions of the sport you're struck by how wiry, super-fit and disciplined they look. Then, from nowhere, along comes Gary Devine. A maverick who jogged onto the scene sporting spiky dyed pink hair and a tatty running vest, hungover from the previous night's party, smiling and joking at the start line as he wiped the sleep out of his eyes - before showing everyone a muddy pair of heels and running off to win. This is the fascinating story of how an unlikely and eccentric runner became, against all expectations, the British Champion. It's a tale that focuses on the races that made up Devine's victorious 1990 season, while opening out to understand how the unruly, fearless ethos at the heart of punk could chime perfectly with the spirited, gutsy and dauntless root of mountain running; how the elements of surprise and daring are central to both. It's a near-perfect underdog narrative, a drama that traces one boy's life from ordinary schoolkid to extraordinary winner - all against a backdrop of alcohol, fights, arrests and extreme guitar noise. Following Devine from his roots as a punk rock convert to his years racing alongside the world's elite mountain runners, this is both a tale of implausible triumph to match that of comic book hero Alf Tupper and at the same time a compelling narrative of how running - like life - can be a wonderful and unexpected adventure. Faster! Louder! is a great combination of different mad energy - punk and fell running. I knew nothing about the cult of fell running. Now I want to know more. The story has a unique take on music and running as a life force and is also a love letter to the fell running landscape. Richard Jobson, THe SKIDS A stirringly evocative, riveting, hilarious, nostalgic, important book about two opposing worlds that aren't so different after all. Damian Hall, author and elite ultra-runner With the lifestyle Gary led, it's amazing how the hell he was able to run races - never mind win so many. A bit of a wayward lad but I'm full of admiration for him - he did it his way! Billy Bland, legendary fell runner A strange, exhilarating blast of a book, throbbing with energy and sweaty authenticity. FASTER! LOUDER! celebrates fell-running as it used to be, rough and untamed, through the story of a maverick hero whose remarkable athletic triumphs are achieved against a grubby backdrop of brawls and hangovers, squats and drug-busts, and very loud music. Richard Askwith, author of 'Feet In The Clouds' A most enjoyable look at fell running with a punk soundtrack and attitude. At school I was the one at the back of the pack sneaking off for a cig. Reading this book has made me wish it had been different. The challenge and exhilaration of the love of running in itself; the weather; the fells and the personal challenge - it all makes for a great read and I'm happy that Killing Joke may have been along for the ride. Big Paul Ferguson, Killing Joke
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Great Northern Books LTD
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9781912101290
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Book Title
Faster! Louder!: How a Punk Rocker from Yorkshire Became British Champion Fell Runner
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Biographies & True Stories, Sports
Number of Pages
288 Pages
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198mm
Item Width
129mm
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United Kingdom
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