RUNNING AWARDS 2017 – VOTE FOR INSPIRATIONAL DOUG!

Pitch Publishing is a fantastic imprint.
They do all the great Got, Not Got series
and plenty of other retro sports titles.

James Brown, The Late Tackle, talkSPORT

Pitch Publishing show the way for enterprising
sports book publishers and remains a beacon
of hope for sports authors aspiring or established.

The Sports Bookshelf.com

Pitch Publishing, an outfit whose "pitch perfect"
commissioning of boxing material stands
as a rebuke to more established houses

Boxing Monthly

Pitch capture the real spirit of sport with entertaining
and clever ideas. They work out what the aficionado
would want to read, then deliver it with great verve.

Paul Hayward, The Daily Telegraph

Pitch have enabled me to write in the ways I enjoy most.
Their production support is superb, delivering eye-catching
designs, attentive proof-reading, energetic marketing and helpful advice.

Tim Quelch, Good Old Sussex by the Sea, Orient to the Emirates, Underdog!

Pitch are willing to back out-of-the-blue and innovative
ideas and turn them into viable, entertaining books.
They do so with great presentation and editorial flair.

Justin Parkinson, Then Came Massacre

Pitch saw the potential in my story, used their expertise
to polish it, published it and helped inspire thousands
around the world to get into the sport of triathlon.

Andy Holgate, Can’t Swim, Can’t Ride, Can’t Run & Can't Sleep, Can't Train, Can't Stop

The process of working with Pitch to produce Picking up the Threads
was enjoyable and rewarding, with the final edition surpassing
expectations and becoming a resounding success.

John Chandler, Picking up the Threads

Pitch will take a chance on books that other publishers won't
and realise that interest in football extends beyond the
Premier League and the top 20 countries in the FIFA rankings.

Steve Menary, Outcasts!

Pitch have the vision to look beyond the obvious,
seeking out interesting ideas and subjects and
matching them with the right target audience.

David Tossell, Tony Greig, The Great English Final, Grovel!, Natural

Pitch have been an absolute joy to work with,
contributing their passion, expertise, knowledge
and experience to help produce a brilliant book.

Sam Pilger, Ashes Match of My Life

Pitch took our original concept and further enhanced it,
using their knowledge, experience and expertise, and helped
make Got, Not Got one of the football books of the year for 2011.

Derek Hammond, Got, Not Got series of books

Pitch bought into the concept of development through football,
channeling profits and proceeds from Eleven into helping
some of the most disadvantaged young people in the world.

Steve Fleming, Eleven

In the highly competitive world of sport publishing,
Pitch have consistently demonstrated the happy
knack of spotting, nurturing and promoting winners.

Neil Dunkin, Anfield of Dreams

18 Nov

RUNNING AWARDS 2017 – VOTE FOR INSPIRATIONAL DOUG!

Doug Richards’ amazing tales of running around the world (!) have been nominated for the 2017 Running Awards – hot on the heels of his success at this year's ceremony – and there’s still time to vote for Britain’s most inspirational Marathon Man even as he jets off to Cyprus for another round of adventures.

Other categories have been open for some time but this year 'Books' have been included in a new 'Christmas Specials' category. If you’ve read Running Hot & Cold, you’ll doubtless want to vote for Doug. And if you’re a runner of a certain age who hasn’t yet discovered your full potential for endurance and wellbeing, why not make Doug’s book top of your Christmas wish list as well!

Click here to vote for Doug in the Running Awards 2017.

Click here for more information, or to read a sample from Running Hot & Cold.

Running Hot & Cold is the inspirational and motivational story of Doug Richards’ rather late entry into the world of running – and, boy, has Doug made up for lost time…

The book tells the tales of a bus-pass bearing pensioner running across the Sahara Desert and Greenland’s polar ice cap. Read of confrontation with elephants in South Africa, puddles in the desert in China and the emotional rollercoaster of running in tsunami-ravaged Sri Lanka.

Good luck, Doug! And joggers and adventurers everywhere – don’t miss out on the best running book published this year!

Running Hot & Cold shows how running can be useful in breaking down barriers – mental, physical, geographical and stereotypical.
The book is an inspiration to runners of all ages and abilities, and both sexes. By starting small and slowly building up to greater targets, amazing feats can be achieved.
A medical lecturer’s cool and lucid feedback on the pleasure, the pain and therapeutic value of the open road – and the insanity of taking on the desert!
The more daunting the challenge, the more hazardous the terrain and the climate, the more attractive the project is to Doug.
Up close and beautiful descriptions of the Sahara, Siberia, Sri Lanka and Africa.
When all your friends and neighbours, your doctors and even the voice inside your own head tell you you’re mad to drive your body to increasingly agonising limits – that’s when to take on global marathons and super marathons. If you’re Doug…