Ultramarathon Man
Confessions of an All-Night Runner
Published on 6. July 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-80546-011-4 (ISBN)
Description
Ultramarathon Man is the story of where it all began for Dean Karnazes: the mind-boggling adventures of his nonstop treks through the shoe-melting inferno of Death Valley, the lung-freezing ferocity of the South Pole, and the awe-inspiring beauty of the towering peaks and craggy canyons of the Sierra Nevada.
With an insight and candour rarely seen in sports memoirs, he uncovers how he merges the solitary, manic, self-absorbed life of hard-core ultrarunning with a full-time job, a wife and two children, and how running has made him who he is today: a man with an ironclad body, a teenager's energy and a champion's wisdom.
In this updated and revised edition of the sportswriting classic, Karnazes has added an afterword full of lessons learned. He gives personal details on the essential pillars of health - fitness, diet and sleep. What does he eat, what supplements does he take, what kind of mattress does he sleep on? Ageing well takes work and the man who hasn't stopped for three decades is now sharing the tips and learnings that have helped him keep going, mile after gruelling mile.
With an insight and candour rarely seen in sports memoirs, he uncovers how he merges the solitary, manic, self-absorbed life of hard-core ultrarunning with a full-time job, a wife and two children, and how running has made him who he is today: a man with an ironclad body, a teenager's energy and a champion's wisdom.
In this updated and revised edition of the sportswriting classic, Karnazes has added an afterword full of lessons learned. He gives personal details on the essential pillars of health - fitness, diet and sleep. What does he eat, what supplements does he take, what kind of mattress does he sleep on? Ageing well takes work and the man who hasn't stopped for three decades is now sharing the tips and learnings that have helped him keep going, mile after gruelling mile.
Reviews / Votes
[Karnazes'] spirited memoir...can help mere mortals who want to push past their perceived limits or simply jump-start their sedentary lives. * Chicago Tribune * Heart-stopping stuff * The Economist * Full of euphoric highs...a journey into distance running that is much less about sweat than about the emotional terrain that unfolds at the frontier of endurance. * New York Times * An exhibition of unadulterated courage and mental and physical stamina [for] anyone who likes to read about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. * Boston Globe *More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
276 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80546-011-4 (9781805460114)
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E-Book
04/2017
Allen & Unwin
€9.99
Available for download
Person
Dean Karnazes is the author of the bestseller Ultramarathon Man, 50/50, RUN, The Road to Sparta and A Runner's High. TIME Magazine named him one of the '100 Most Influential People in the World,' and he has been featured in Runner's World, People, GQ, Wired, The New York Times, USA TODAY, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and many others. He's also appeared on The Today Show, 60 Minutes, The Late Show with David Letterman, CNN, ESPN, NPR's Morning Edition and the BBC. Karnazes is Greek-American and has twice carried the Olympic Torch.
Content
1: The Long Road to Santa Cruz 2: The Formative Years 3: Run with Your Heart 4: Run for Your Life 5: Soiling of the Lexus 6: Leaving Normal 7: Over the Mountains and Through the Woods 8: King of Pain 9: Into Darkness 10: Forever Changed 11: Badwater 12: Frozen Stiff 13: The Ultra-Endurance World 14: The Relay 15: Crossing Over 16: Team Dean 17: Run for the Future 18: The Gift of Life