Train Hard, Win Easy: The Kenyan Way (Paperback)

~ Toby Tanser (Author), John Manners (Foreword)

Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Tafnews Pr; 1st edition (June 1, 1997)
• ISBN-10: 091152150X
• ISBN-13: 978-0911521504
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,214,361 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A clear picture of a runner's life in Kenya., July 14, 1998

By	Joe W. Green "Woodyg3" (Boulder, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Toby Tanser lived in Kenya and observed just how the best distance runners in the world train. In his book, he paints a clear picture of how elite runners live, eat, sleep running. This book is interesting not only for the insights into the elite runners of Kenya, but for an interesting look into the Kenyan culture, as well. This book is a must have for runners interetsed in the international running scene.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read for All Runners: Beginner's to Advanced, July 30, 2002

By	Proud Mom (Forest Hills, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This is the best running book I've ever come across - and I've read a few! It's easy to read & fun, makes we want to run to Africa to run... On a more serious note - it shows that the only way to improve is to train. It's informative and backed-up by some of the world's greatest runners. As Mr. Tanser says: Train Hard, Win Easy. Great reading!

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring book, August 3, 2000

By	Aleksi Kolehmainen (Helsinki, Finland) - See all my reviews

I expected this to be a book, which would reveal all the secrets of Kenyan runners and take my own running to another level. I was a bit disappointed at first but when I started reading it more I found it very inspiring. It teaches you how crazy actually the Kenyan runners are with their training. This book does give training examples of what the Kenyans do but they are more like just "samples" of the training and it's hard to get a big picture. If you want to learn the secrets of Kenyan runners, forget it -- there are no secrets. These guys just train so hard that it would be a wonder if they wouldn't be world class runners. If you want find out what it takes to be a world class runner, this book could be your choice.