The story of the greatest long-distance athlete in history – a tale of running, redemption and political exile
Rick Broadbent is an award-winning journalist and author. He has been staff writer at The Times for 10 years and spent 2007–13 as the paper’s athletics correspondent. He has written eight books. These include That Near-Death Thing, winner at the British Sports Book Awards 2013 and shortlisted for the William Hill prize, and Ring of Fire, also shortlisted for the William Hill Prize. He was also the ghost-writer of Jessica Ennis’s Sunday Times top-10 bestselling autobiography. He lives in Dorset. @ricktimes
FINALLY, the hidden life of a blazing star has been revealed, and
it's even more spellbinding than I imagined. No one accomplished
more on the Olympic track than Emil Zatopek, no runner was more
revered and beloved, yet none of us knew what happened when he
suddenly vanished from the outside world. I’ve been hungry to read
this story for years, and in Endurance I found all the secrets,
drama, and heartache of an extraordinary life. Endurance reminded
me why we share this odd urge to burst out the door and run till we
can’t breathe, and how for one rare talent, it created greatest and
most devastating moments of his life.
*Christopher McDougall, author of Natural Born Heroes and Born to
Run*
Broadbent reveals Zátopek’s remarkable, poignant story with
thoughtfulness and journalistic energy
*The Times*
Meticulously researched and boasts extensive interviews with people
close to Zátopek
*The Independent*
This is the first proper biography of the man who revolutionised
running but whose misfortune was to do so in troubled political
times
*The Times*
Zátopek’s is a fascinating story of determination and drive… For
the real tale, read the book.
*The Pink (Bournemouth)*
Rick Broadbent is an outstanding journalist and he has researched
his subject deeply
*Athletics Weekly*
This 314-page book, although thoroughly documenting his races,
constitutes a fascinating and often disturbing account of Zátopek’s
life off the track.
*Athletics Weekly*
Endurance is an excellent biography
*Goodreads*
A fantastic read from beginning to end
*Goodreads*
Rick Broadbent is a skilful and experienced sports writer
*Times Literary Supplement*
Rather than focus solely on Zátopek’s life, Broadbent spends many
pages writing about the men Zátopek’s life touched. It’s an
approach that works splendidly … [It] gives the reader a better
sense of Zátopek’s place in the world
*LetsRun.com*
Former Times athletics correspondent Rick Broadbent artfully weaves
together the drama and heartache of Zatopek's extraordinary life,
taking in the principles and eccentricities of a man who was, first
and foremost, a phenomenal athlete … a compelling read
*Sport*
Broadbent’s biography is stylish and discursive
*Financial Times*
A brilliantly absorbing account of the life of the great 1948 and
1952 Olympic champion Emil Zatopek and his fall from grace during
the Prague Spring
*The Observer*
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