<p><b>LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2021</b><br><b>LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2021<br><br>''Inspiring''</b><br>The Guardian<br><b><br>''Excellent''</b><br>Runner''s World<br><br><b>''Fascinating'' </b><br>Publishers Weekly<br><br><b>''Brilliant''</b><br>Ed Vaizey<br><b><br>''Through reading this book you will come to understand that the heart and soul of running are to be found in Ethiopia.'' </b>Haile Gebrselassie<br><br><b>''Engaging, warm and humane¿ A delight'' </b><i>TLS</i><br><br><b>''Full of wonderful insights and lessons from a world where the ability to run is viewed as something almost mysterious and magical.'' </b>Adharanand Finn, author of <i>Running with the Kenyans</i><br><br>''<i>Ethiopia is a place where I have been told that energy is controlled by angels and demons and where witchdoctors can help you to acquire another runner''s power. It is a place where an anonymous runner in the forest told me, miming an imaginary scorebo