Running Through the Wall: Personal Encounters with the Ultramarathon Review
I really enjoyed this book. I have been a runner my whole life. I have run cross country in school and now as an almost 40 father of 2 I try to blend work, family and time to workout together. I run two marathons a year and do a lot of cross training.
I always wanted to try something bigger to see what I am made of. I was intimidated to even think of a 50K. HOWEVER .... After reading this book I realize that aside from the elite runners, (Ann Trason, Tim Twietmeyer and Dean Karnes) who run 100 milers in the neighborhood of 14 hours! The sport of ultra running is an "every man" sport. It becomes not a quest for who is fastest, or even a competition of who slows down the least, but a competition of who won't quit.
The other inspiring difference of ultra running is that there appears to be genuine camaraderie between the competitors. It isn't about being "the ONE" who wins but more about being in the group who finishes. The runners seem to be competing less with each other and much more against the task at hand and themselves. This is especially motivating for a guy like me who will never "win" a race but can push might be able to push myself further than I thought possible.
So for better or worse I am planning to do my first Ultra in September this year, the Vermont 50
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Running Through the Wall: Personal Encounters with the Ultramarathon Overview
Running to the limits of human -endurance.
For those who find the 26.2-mile marathon just not enough, there is the ultramarathon. What makes ultrarunners tick? What goes through their minds at mile 93? How can you train for such a colossal undertaking? These questions and many more are answered in Running Through the Wall, an inspiring collection of 39 personal stories from ultramarathoners. Ultramarathoning is the logical next step for those who burn with a desire to explore their limits, and beyond. It is impossible to run distances of 30, 50, or even 100 miles without coming away with at least one fascinating story. This book is full of them. There are stories of fatigue, blisters, nausea, and despair. But the ultrarunner prevails to find hope, love, healing, self-discovery, friendship, selflessness, and in the end, for most, triumph. Learn what it feels like to run an ultra from the champions, the newcomers, and the veterans of the sport.
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Customer Reviews
Fantastic inspiration. - Stacey Barr - Australia
In my current obsession with researching ultrarunning, having only discovered it existed a couple of months ago, this book has been one of the most inspirational. It's the personal accounts of real people - from elite athletes to Jo Average - sharing their own personal experiences of running 100 mile events, that somehow makes me believe I could do this too.
It's a book for people who want to get a little insider glimpse of what ultrarunning might be like, the high points and the VERY low points, what it means to the people who do it, why they keep going back for more. And for me, it's another little seed of possibility planted in my brain, of a new passion in my not too distant future.
Inspiring - Tracy Lea Gillin -
Inspiring. Easy to read. Will make you want to lace up and get out and run. Doesn't make the sport sound glamorous but gives a true picture of the physical and mental challenges and rewards of ultra running.
Great read for runners of any distance - DecaCoop -
Definitlely recommended. One of the better inspirational running books I've read. Quick, short reading of each runners' contribution. My #2 running book behind Karnazes' UltraMarathon Man.
A bunch of running blog posts on paper - J. Hunter - NC, USA
The title says it all. Nothing special to read here. I wish I had borrowed someone's copy rather than spend the money.
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