Sarah Gearhart — We Share the Sun: The Incredible Journey of Kenya's Legendary Running Coach Patrick Sang and the Fastest Runners on Earth
When:
Saturday, Apr 15, 2023 11:00a -
12:30p
Saturday, Apr 15, 2023 11:00a -
12:30p
Where:
Boston Public Library: Rabb Lecture Hall
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
Admission:
FREE
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Event website:
https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/63f5029dbf76ba2900cc6d27
Sarah Gearhart will talk with Knox Robinson, founder of the BLACK ROSES NYC running collective, about We Share the Sun: The Incredible Journey of Kenya's Legendary Running Coach Patrick Sang and the Fastest Runners on Earth (Pegasus Books 2023), which is an enlightening biography and inspiring sports narrative that takes us behind the scenes into the lives of some of the world’s most elite Kenyan runners and their coach, Patrick Sang.
Following this presentation, there will be time for audience Q&A. At approximately 12 PM, there will be an author signing facilitated by independent bookstore partner Trident Booksellers & Cafe. Please note the new time for this program is as currently advertised: 11 AM - 12:30 PM.
This program is presented in partnership with Heartbreak Hill Running Co.
To attend, please register at this Eventbrite page.
About the author
Sarah Gearhart is a sportswriter based in New York City. Formerly a senior producer at USA TODAY Sports Media, her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, ESPN, Runner's World, Vice Sports and Victory Journal. Hawaiian-born and an avid runner for twenty-two years (and counting), she has completed fourteen marathons around the world, including the Boston Marathon three times.
About the moderator
Knox Robinson is the founder of the BLACK ROSES NYC running collective and a founding coach of Nike Run Club. In an earlier life he edited the Fader magazine, managed musicians, produced a reggae compilation and wrote The African Game, an unprecedented look at soccer culture on the continent with photographer Andrew Dosunmu. Today he splits time between LA and upstate New York where he occasionally writes on music and culture for publication, works on a meditation practice and trains for long distance running competitions. He has placed 100th in the NYC Marathon and is currently racing to pick his daughter up from kindergarten.
