'It was easy to write … I was waiting to tell this story’ - author questions with Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell cover art

'It was easy to write … I was waiting to tell this story’ - author questions with Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell

'It was easy to write … I was waiting to tell this story’ - author questions with Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell

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Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell is the author of These Heavy Black Bones, a prize-winning memoir of her brief but stellar swimming career in which she became the first Black woman ever to swim for Great Britain. In this live online author Q&A she talks about her difficult relationship with her coach, the value of mentoring for young athletes, and how she came to be such an accomplished writer.

Podcast host Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans, The Way of the Runner, and The Rise of the Ultra Runners. Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com

The podcast is supported by Adharanand’s Patreon page, which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn

Music by Starfrosch
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