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Running Man
by Charlie Engle
Addict to ultrarunner who crossed the Sahara, then federal prison on a mortgage charge, and running laps in the yard. A raw memoir of addiction and endurance.
Read it if…
you want an honest recovery story through running.
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Skip it if…
you want training advice.
Try instead: The River of Doubt →
Three things you will actually use
- Replace the addiction with a practice.
- Move forward anyway.
- Freedom is internal.
Do this first
Read the Sahara chapters.
Our verdict
Addiction, Sahara, prison.
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