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SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR Lays bare the realities of a sporting career Lord Sebastian Coe Gripping revealing and honest Steve Cram OBE A gripping read Iwan runs and runs and runs and arrives at himself Jeremy Vine Running has been Iwan Thomas s life He put everything into becoming and remaining an elite athlete to such a point that his efforts left him scarred Iwan reveals the highs of his career but also his battles with the dark side of running the loneliness the doubts the hurt and ultimately the serious mental health issues After a youthful stint as a world class BMX rider Iwan dedicated himself to running Between 1995 and 1998 he became one of the world s fastest men taking silver in the 4x400m at the Olympics and gold at the European and World Championships Yet although his British 400m record of 44 36s would stand unbroken for 25 years niggling injuries were already beginning to limit his ability to compete with the best His response to setbacks had always been to train even harder but this was no longer an option Without the structure of training the motivation of competition and the buzz of race day Iwan struggled He suffered an extended period of anxiety and d