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We Share the Sun

The Incredible Journey of Kenya's Legendary Running Coach Patrick Sang and the Fastest Runners on Earth

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An enlightening biography and gripping sports narrative that takes us behind the scenes into the lives of some of the world's most elite runners in Kenya and their coach, Patrick Sang.
At a secluded training camp in Kaptagat, Kenya, a small town nearly 8,000 feet above sea level in the Great Rift Valley, three-dozen world-class runners, including Olympic champions, world record holders and the fastest marathoner of all-time, share simple dormitory-style rooms and endure grueling workouts six days a week.

These determined, devoted, and selfless runners are who they are because of a man named Patrick Sang. One of the greatest—and least-heralded coaches in the sport—Sang is described by his athletes as a "life coach."

In We Share the Sun, Sarah Gearhart takes us inside this high-octane world of elites of which few are even aware of and even fewer have ever seen. We are immersed in Sang's remarkable story, from his college days in the U.S. to winning an Olympic medal in the steeplechase, and his journey to become a man who redefines what coaching means. There is no singular secret to athletic success, but, as readers will learn, Sang's holistic philosophy is like no other approach in the world. It is rooted in developing athletes who can navigate the pressures of elite competition—and life itself.

In these pages, we explore Sang's influence on his athletes — including his unique and longstanding relationship with marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge — as they prepare for the delayed Tokyo Olympics and other competitions. We witness the remarkable recovery of two-time New York City Marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor after a freak accident as he strives to earn his first Olympic medal. And we follow one of the world's most dominant mid-distance runners, Faith Kipyegon, as she attempts a historic repeat title in the 1,500 meters three years after the birth of her first child.

We Share the Sun brings forth the remarkable lives and stories of East African runners, whose stories are seldom shared. Through Gearhart's vivid prose, we experience the richness that exists in Kenya as we come as close as we possibly can to running alongside the new generation of elites—and the man who molds them into champions.
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      Starred review from March 1, 2023
      Behind every champion runner is an outstanding coach--or three, in the case of two-time Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya. Kipchoge's road to becoming the first person in history to run a marathon in less than two hours was paved with contributions from legendary Kenyan coach Patrick Sang (Olympic silver medalist in the steeplechase), who himself was coached by University of Texas coach James Blackwood and mentored by Irish missionary Colm O'Connell, known as "the Godfather of Kenyan running." Gifted sports journalist Gearhart's account of the fabulous success of Kenyan distance runners focuses on Sang and his world-class training program. Taking advantage of the time she spent in Kenya's Great Rift Valley and the unique access she was afforded to Sang, Gearhart shares rare insight into the coach and his methods, which emphasize helping runners achieve their full athletic potential as well as developing them into humans with a "strong moral compass." In the process, she spends time not only with Sang and Kipchoge, but also with champion marathoner Geoffrey Kamworor and two-time Olympic 1,500-meter gold medalist Faith Kipyegon, who juggles training and motherhood. Running fans and coaches will surely draw inspiration from this humble coach who rewards effort, imparts life lessons, and shares uplifting holistic philosophy.

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