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The runner : four years living and running in the wilderness / Markus Torgeby ; [translated by Karl French].

by Torgeby, Markus, 1976- author.

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London : Bloomsbury Sport, 2019.

Torgeby, Markus, 1976-

Torgeby, Markus, 1976- -- Homes and haunts.

Torgeby, Markus, 1976- -- Mental health.

Self-realization.

Long-distance runners -- Sweden -- Biography.

Forests and forestry -- Sweden.

Running -- Psychological aspects.

Self-reliant living.

Recluses -- Biography.

9781472974204 (paperback) :

184 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 20 cm.

Markus Torgeby was just 20 years old when he headed off into the remote Swedish forest to live as a recluse and dedicate himself to his one true passion: running. He lived in a tent in the wilderness, braving the harsh Swedish winters - for four years. This is his story. An international bestseller, this extraordinary book is a powerful exploration of running, resilience, loss, and self-discovery. A talented long-distance runner in his teens, Markus Torgeby excelled in training, but often failed inexplicably in competition. Pressurised by his coach and consumed by the suffering of his MS-afflicted mother, he chose to do something that most of us only dream of: escape the modern world. In his stripped-back lifestyle in the woods, surviving with the bare minimum of supplies and enduring extreme cold, he found salvation and ultimately his true direction in life.

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