Dr Michael Crawley is an anthropologist, writer and runner.
Michael is a 2:20 marathon runner, he has competed at national and international level and currently works as Assistant Professor in Social Anthropology at Durham University.
Michaels new book Out of thin air, Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia came out in the UK in November and the US last week.
The book has been described on letsrun.com as the deepest exploration of Ethiopian distance running ever produced in the English language.