Running and Jumping

Your Olympic read of the summer has arrived!

When rivalry defines you, losing is not an option.

At a Beijing nightclub, in the afterglow of the 2008 Olympics, a rivalry begins that, for British long jumper Adam Lowe, will define not just his career, but his life itself.

In a sporting cycle that is as familiar as it is unforgiving, Lowe finds himself in a quest for gold and legacy, pushed to the extreme both professionally and personally.

The highest level of elite sport is brutal, and the margins are as tight as they come - but what happens when your very best still isn't good enough?

Running and Jumping is an electrifying story of determination, love, despair and triumph, and a novel that will live with you long after the pages stop turning.