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| Book review - (2007)06, 268 |
| EAST AFRICAN RUNNING: TOWARD A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE |
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Editors: Yannis Pitsiladis, John Bale, Craig Sharp and Timothy Noakes
Bibliographic: ISBN: 0-415- 37788-9, The Cromwell Press, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, 2007, $44.95, 293 pages, paperback
Subjects: The success story of East African Runners
Reviewed by: Fadil Ozyener MD, PhD, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey
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| DESCRIPTION |
| "East African Running: Toward a Cross-disciplinary Perspective" examines the secret of those runners in being the top athletes of middle and long distance running. |
| PURPOSE |
| This book aims to discuss the anatomical, physiological, biomechanical, genomic, psychological and sociological conditions which lead East African runners to success |
| AUDIENCE |
| This all-inclusive book about favoured East African runners is a remarkable source for all sports and social sciences professionals as well as anybody curious about the development of their success story |
| FEATURES |
| The text includes: social, cultural and economic explanations and presents Haile Gabrselassie story in the first part; physiological and biochemical details especially about Kenyan athletes in the second part; and genetic explanations about athletic performance in the final part. As a whole the book offers unified theories by bringing together ideas from biological and social sciences and includes contributions from experienced scientists |
| ASSESSMENT |
| Almost an obligation to read for all sports and social sciences' enthusiast especially those for in the field of athletics |
