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We Can’t Run Away From This By Damian Hall Vertebrate Publishing, 2022 In this book, ultramarathon runner and recent winner of the U.K.’s 268-mile Spine Race, Damian Hall, walks a tricky tightrope. He acknowledges that we runners probably see ourselves as more in tune with the environment than most, but he’s here to warn us that our hobby is a significant contributor to the global climate crisis. That said, this meticulously researched book is impressively free from accusations about individual choices. Hall’s opprobrium is reserved for the greedy corporations that insist on profits above all else. “We shouldn’t feel guilty for existing,” he says. “It’s not our fault that we live in a system so reliant on fossil fuels.” This book respects its reader, and the end result is compelling and empowering; I felt…

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Canadian Running (Digital) - 1 Issue, Trail Special 2023

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