Running with the Kenyans
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To Anders for all the time spent loafing around in the Kimbia camp. Mama Kibet for the constant supply of rice, beans, and ugali. And to Isaac Arusei for making me feel so welcome.
To Michel Boeting and all the incredible athletes at the One 4 One camp.
To Flora for hand-washing all those clothes and for being such a friend to Ossian.
To Hilda, Brenda, Maureen, Linda, and all the other children of Kapshow in Iten, for their kindness and friendship with Lila, Uma, and Ossian.
To Jeff and Carey, Uhuru, and Apollo for Iten training runs, pasta, and kids playdates.
To Kelly Falconer, a former editor who took the time to point me in the right direction even though she had never met me.
To my agent, Oliver Munson, for seeing the book’s potential and taking it on, and for doing such a good job in selling it.
To my co-editors, Ryan Doherty and Sarah Savitt, for sharing my vision and for their skilled pruning of the original manuscript.
To Betty and Robin, for being so supportive right from the beginning.
To my parents, Val and John, for bringing me up with a sense of wonder and adventure.
And to Prem Rawat, for showing me the place from where everything else begins.
Finally, to all the other people who helped me out along the way, especially Stewart and June Vetch at the Muthaiga Club in Nairobi; Chris and Caroline Thouless; Willie and Sue Roberts at the Sirikoi Camp in Lewa; Nancy and Rosie at Lewa; Samani Samwel Indasi and his team of horsemen; Terra Plana; Pieter at the Kerio View; Lornah Kiplagat and Pieter Langerhorst at the HATC; Marguerita North-Lewis; Brother Paul at the Eldoret Golf Club; Geoffrey the kiosk owner, his brother Henry, and the rest of our friendly neighbors in Kapshow, Iten; Alex the night watchman; Ken, Edwin, Raymond, Eliud, and the rest of the Run Fast camp; Tom “Kiprop” Payn; Brother Colm and Ian Kiprono; Phillip Kipchumba and the rest of his training group in Ngong; Tara and Neil; Petra; the Nairobi Waldorf school; the Regency Hotel in Addis Ababa; Tadele Geremew Mulugeta; Mr. and Mrs. William Koila; Simon Biwott; Sunrise Academy in Iten; Braeburn school in Nanyuki; Sarah Watson; Simon the masseur at the One 4 One camp; Tom Ratcliffe; Ricky Simms; Micah Kogo and the other athletes in the house in Teddington; Toby Tanser; Ann and Herb Cook; and my two brothers, Jiva and Govinda.
About the Author
ADHARANAND FINN is an editor at The Guardian and a freelance journalist, writing regular features for The Guardian, The Independent, and Runner’s World (UK).