Run Wild - Hardcover

Chumbawamba founder member clearly thinks on his feet if his latest book Run Wild is anything to go by ... Forming the band in 1981, he also ran his first marathon that same year. No wonder he was breathless. During the next 5 years Chumbawamba recorded various albums and toured the world and it took him as long to discover hill running. Enter his first race, he was immediately hooked. Run Wild captures the joys of discovery this new lifestyle brings... --Radio 2 Magazine

'This is not a how-to guide, but a call to legs: anyone can, and should, escape urban life and run, he writes. And it should be fun. This energising read with spark a desire to head for the hills --The Economist

[Whalley] takes to the leafy trails, and the rocky tracks that zigzag a mountain range the well-worn byway created by centuries of footfall places of natural beauty that the eyes can feast upon...Run Wild is an uplifting tale of freedom and unadorned pleasure that is hugely readable --Simon Rowland, Reviews, R2

Run Wild is equal parts advocacy and eclecticism...I found the higgledy-piggledy nature of the book (his description, no mine) hard to get to grips with at first. Suddenly, though, it all fell in to place. This is just like running, I thought. The way your brain shifts around from place to place until you ve found a rhythm and you find yourself following a completely unexpected train of thought --Veggie Runners

Inspirational...Boff s passion is for fells and forests, streams and screes and snowdrifts... He s the runner s Thoreau... A heartfelt celebration of the joy of sponsor-free, off-road running takes in some bracing detours to denounce corporate control over modern athletics. --Independent

His book is a rallying cry to leave the pavements behind and head for the hills, to rediscover the childish joy and playfulness that comes from being outdoors, unrestrained by walls and traffic lights and architecture --
The Scotsman

To Boff Whalley, running isn t about pounding the pavements or a treadmill. It s the mud, spit and sweat of running in the wild, through forest, up and down scraggy hills, in sunshine, rain and snow... his tug you by the sleeve style and thoughtful asides make for an engaging journey. This is not a how-to guide, but a call to legs: anyone can, and should, escape urban life and run, he writes. And it should be fun. This energising read will sparke a desire to head for the hills. --The Economist

Trail running and anarchic punk pop seem odd bedfellows, but in the form of Boff Whalley, guitarist with Chumbawumba, they make perfect companions. Run Wild is a lively, funny read that urges you to leave Tarmax behind and discover the freedom of running through field and forest. It s an autobiography of discovering the delights and thrills of running wild. We defy you to read this and not want to lace up your trainers and run through your nearest green space. --Outdoor Fitness

A paean to running away from the city and reconnecting with the earth --Yorkshire Post

[Whalley] takes to the leafy trails, and the rocky tracks that zigzag a mountain range the well-worn byway created by centuries of footfall places of natural beauty that the eyes can feast upon...Run Wild is an uplifting tale of freedom and unadorned pleasure that is hugely readable --Simon Rowland, Reviews, R2

Run Wild is equal parts advocacy and eclecticism...I found the higgledy-piggledy nature of the book (his description, no mine) hard to get to grips with at first. Suddenly, though, it all fell in to place. This is just like running, I thought. The way your brain shifts around from place to place until you ve found a rhythm and you find yourself following a completely unexpected train of thought --Veggie Runners

Boff Whalley just likes running - the places it takes him, the moments of exhilaration and snapshots of natural beauty that he adds to his mental album. This is not a man who signs up to big city marathons and pounds the pavements. With his down to earth voice and a great sense of humour, Boff writes about how running brings a real world of discovery and adventure, from reaching the top of a mountain with the sun at your back and moon in front creating two shadows to running up Mt Fuji on a break from work. For Boff, running is about freedom, experiencing of the world, your place in it and generally just enjoying yourself. Running is a way to get back to that simplest of relationships - the one between our feet and the earth.