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“Out of Thin Air” Book Excerpt: Why “Idil” Is More Important Than Talent For Amhara Ethiopian Runners By Michael Crawley January 12, 2021 Five years ago, Michael Crawley, who has competed internationally for Scotland and Great Britain and owns personal bests of 30:07/66:13/2:20:53, headed to Ethiopia to spend 15 months living and training with some of the country’s up-and-coming runners. But Crawley was not there on a training trip. Instead, he was there to document Ethiopian running ...

“Out of Thin Air” Book Review: A Deep Look Into Ethiopian Running Culture January 12, 2021 Modern distance running has two superpowers. Nowhere is that more apparent than the marathon, where 89 of the 100 fastest men in history hail from either Ethiopia (42) or Kenya (47). Part of our job, as chroniclers of the sport, is to share these athletes’ stories; it is a disservice to simply refer to them as “the Africans.” And over the last decade, that task has become easier. Everyone from t...