Ultramarathon Man
by Dean Karnazes
Karnazes turned thirty, left a bar, and ran thirty miles through the night; the book covers that and the races that followed, including the Western States 100 and a marathon at the South Pole. It is cheerful, unreflective and inspiring in the straightforward way.
Read it if…
you want proof that ordinary people can do absurd distances.
Skip it if…
you want insight into why; he does not go deep.
Three things you will actually use
- Start tonight.
- The body goes far past the mind's first complaint.
- Suffering is optional; discomfort is not.
Do this first
Read the thirtieth-birthday chapter and decide what your version of running out of the bar is.
Our verdict
Cheerful, absurd distances.
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