Like the Wind Storytelling
Yuki Kawauchi, Citizen Marathon Runner
“He was just a kid down at the local track. There always seemed to be something about him, but who could have guessed what he’d become? One of his country’s all-time greatest, an impetus for the rebirth of the rest of his nation’s men, recognised worldwide for his compelling realness.
Sportsmanship
It is a 15km race along the canal towpath. An out-and-back course, flat and fast, but also narrow. Because of the potential lack of elbow room I position myself further up on the start line than I would normally. I don’t fancy getting stuck behind any of the fun-runners …
Forgotten Champion
What I love most about running? Going fast. I am sure this is the case for almost all of us: the desire to do better, to run faster, to gain that ever-elusive PB. After several years of running I have come to value the running community.
LtW USA: A message from the team…
Cross Country with Rickey Gates
Running can provide experiences, self expression, emotional healing and more. It’s just that unlike Rickey Gates most people don’t need to run across a continent in search of them.
Seba Vandermolen: Via PanAm
The long run is a fixture in most runners’ weeks. But how long is long. How about from the northern extreme of Alaska to the southern tip of Argentina?
The Legend of Alain Mimoun
In Like the Wind issue #8 runner and author Pat Butcher told the story of a man whose running destiny would forever be intertwined with perhaps the greatest distance runner of all time, Emil Zatopek.
The New York Pioneer Club – the Forgotten Heroes of Running
In the current edition of Like the Wind – LtW#25 – we tell the story of a remarkable group of runners who used track, road and ultra running as a way to create hope and pride in young people treated as second class citizens in society …
Writing and Running with Rose George
Rose George is one such person. Rose has written for the Guardian, Independent, New York Times, London Review of Books as well as for Like the Wind. She is also the author of a number of books …