Running a road less travelled

Running Free. A Runner's Journey Back to Nature. By Richard Askwith. Yellow Jersey Press, €21.40. Reviewed by Brendan Daly.

Richard Askwith became converted to running after he moved to rural Northamptonshire.

Running Free

**A Runner's Journey Back to Nature**

**By** Richard Askwith

**Yellow Jersey Press,** €21.40

**Reviewed by** Brendan Daly

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