She went up again in elevation when she moved on to the running training camp and hotel complex Yaya Village at 9000 feet in Ethiopia. Runners in Switzerland taught Wade the importance of mountain trails and altitude training. In the chapter on her time in England, she explains how she met up with Kenyan runners who taught her her the importance of warming up naturally, running by feel, and always wearing long pants and long-sleeve shirts regardless of temperature. Other similarities Wade discovered are that Sundays are universal long-run days, kilometer repeats are a common foundation workout, and distance runners with the luxury to do so treat afternoon naps very seriously. Speaking of food, she found that oats, muesli, and pancakes are the breakfast of champions and there is never enough tea for runners. In many of the countries, she had cooking lessons by a local runner and includes a recipe at the end of each chapter of her book. Wade originally came up with a list of five countries that evolved into 22 countries, some of which were spent briefly in transit. In the 12 months (beginning July 24, 2012) she spent in England, Ireland, Switzerland, Ethiopia, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Sweden, and Finland, she talked to recreational runners and coaches, followed the same lives as professional runners, interviewed running historians and retired legends, watched and competed in local races, and explored running routes with locals. She was a runner at a college in Texas and chose to spend her time in foreign running communities, searching for unique and common ways people approach running and build their lives around it. Watson Fellowship, which is awarded to 40 graduating college seniors to fund a dream year. Freelance writer (work appears in Runner's World, Outside, Women's Running, etc.If you could have done anything after college for one year all expenses paid, what would it have been? Becky Wade is a runner who applied for the Thomas J.Then you are free.' - Eliud Kipchogeįavorite song to run to: Daddy Lessons by Beyonce and the Dixie Chicksįavorite post-race indulgence: Ice cream and wine

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