Troubador Publishing Ltd., 2015. — 346 p. — ISBN: 978-1784622626б, ISBN: 978-1783065950 (ebook). James Adams has a rare gift. In fact he has three. He is a brilliant writer, a comedic genius and is able to push his mind and body as far as anyone I know. The thought of getting up day after day to run 45 miles in utter agony, through chronic fatigue and sickness doesn't even bear...
Bloomsbury Sport, 2016. — 224 p. — ISBN: 978-1472921536 (print), ISBN: 978-1472921529 (epdf), ISBN: 978-1472921550 (EPUB). This is a celebration of running - and what lots of us think about when we run. Part escape, part self-discovery, part therapy, part fitness. Part simple childlike joy of running when you could be walking. Vassos Alexander shares the highs and lows of...
Bloomsbury Sport, 2016. — 224 p. — ISBN: 978-1472921536 (print), ISBN: 978-1472921529 (epdf), ISBN: 978-1472921550 (EPUB). This is a celebration of running - and what lots of us think about when we run. Part escape, part self-discovery, part therapy, part fitness. Part simple childlike joy of running when you could be walking. Vassos Alexander shares the highs and lows of...
Bloomsbury Sport, 2016. — 224 p. — ISBN: 978-1472921536 (print), ISBN: 978-1472921529 (epdf), ISBN: 978-1472921550 (EPUB). This is a celebration of running - and what lots of us think about when we run. Part escape, part self-discovery, part therapy, part fitness. Part simple childlike joy of running when you could be walking. Vassos Alexander shares the highs and lows of...
Bloomsbury Sport, 2018. — 224 p. — ISBN: 978-1472947963 (trade paperback), ISBN: 978-1472947956 (paperback), ISBN: 978-1472947970 (ebook). Running Up That Hill is a celebration of endurance running. Of running ridiculous distances - through cities, over mountains and across countries. Distances most people couldn't even imagine. But sports presenter Vassos Alexander is hooked!...
Aurum Press Ltd., 2013 — 352 p. — ISBN: 978-1781310564, ISBN: 978-1845136499 (ebook). The concept of fell-running is simple: it’s a sport that involves running over mountains – sometimes one, sometimes many. It’s also immensely demanding. While running uphill is a stamina-sapping slog, running pell-mell down the other side requires the agility – and even recklessness – of a...
The Experiment, 2013. — 256 p. — ISBN: 978-1615191611. Among endurance runners, there are those who have run very long distances, and then there are those who have run very long distances for a very long time. Ed Ayres exemplifies the latter; having run in over 600 races across fifty-five years, he is arguably the most experienced American distance runner still competing today....
Dave Berridge, 2013. — 276 p. — ISBN: 978-0992734107. David, a 53-year-old civil servant, took up running after watching a piece about the Marathon Des Sables on the television. Just two years later, at the age of 35, he limped and hobbled his way over the finish line in 126th place. A love of Ultra-distance running developed. He has had success and failure, from being last in...
Vertebrate Publishing, 2017 — 224 p. — ISBN: 978-1910240946 (Paperback), ISBN: 978-1910240953 (ebook). In 1986, the legendary fell runner Joss Naylor completed a continuous circuit of all 214 Wainwright fells in the Lake District, covering a staggering distance of over 300 miles - plus many thousands of metres of ascent - in only seven days and one hour. Those in the know...
Skyhorse Publishing, 2018. — 240 p. — ISBN: 978-1510729025, ISBN: 978-1510729032 (ebook). Aside from her rock star looks, Catra Corbett is a standout in the running world on her accomplishments alone. Catra is the first American woman to run over one hundred miles or more on more than one hundred occasions and the first to run one hundred and two hundredmiles in the Ohlone...
Aurum Press, 2016. — 240 p. — ISBN: 1781315256. Ultra running is one of the world's fastest growing sports and in Ian Corless who runs the scene's most influential podcast, ultra-running has the perfect author to chronicle its rise. Running Beyond is a homage to the sport's legendary races, unique, commissioned photography, captures the diverse and striking terrain - from...
Long Run Living LLC, 2020. — 130 p. — ISBN 979-8622896484 (paperback). Are you an ultramarathon runner who wants to improve your performance with a new, mindful approach? Do you want to start running ultramarathon distances but don’t know if you’re up to the challenge? This book will show you how it’s possible! Millions of us run every day, whether it’s to catch a bus, a...
Cicerone Press Limited, 2018. — 200 p. — ISBN 978-1852849573, ISBN 978-1783627004 (ebook). Guidebook to fastpacking - multi-day running trips carrying the bare essentials - in the UK, Europe and beyond. Includes 12 route ideas (all tried and tested), fastpacking stories from around the world (featuring Jez Bragg, Anna Frost and Jasmin Paris), and invaluable tips and tricks to...
Scribner, 2016 — 304 p. — ISBN: 978-1476785783, ISBN: 978-1476785806 (ebook). A compulsively readable, remarkably candid memoir from world class ultra-marathon runner Charlie Engle chronicling his globe-spanning races, his record-breaking run across the Sahara Desert, and how running helped him overcome drug addiction…and an unjust stint in federal prison. After a decade-long...
Simon & Schuster UK, 2015. — 416 p. — ISBN: 978-1471137983. Fresh from finishing the Marathon des Sables, Ranulph Fiennes has become the oldest Briton to complete this ultimate endurance test. The world's greatest living explorer, has travelled to some of the most remote, dangerous parts of the globe. Well-known for his experiences at the poles and climbing Everest, he has also...
Guardian Faber Publishing, 2019. — 272 p. — ISBN: 978-1783351343. Marathons are no longer enough. Pain is to be relished, not avoided. Hallucinations are normal. Ultra running defies conventional logic. Yet this most brutal and challenging sport is now one of the fastest-growing in the world. Why is this? Is it an antidote to modern life, or a symptom of a modern illness?...
Pegasus Books, 2019. — 263 p. — ISBN 1643131354. An electrifying look inside the wild world of extreme distance running. Once the reserve of only the most hardcore enthusiasts, ultra running is now a thriving global industry, with hundreds of thousands of competitors each year. But is the rise of this most brutal and challenging sport―with races that extend into hundreds of...
VeloPress, 2013 — 192 p. — ISBN: 978-1937716356 (e-book). At 18 months he went on his first hike. At 3, he climbed his first mountain. At 10, he entered his first mountain race. At 26, he plans to run up Everest - without an oxygen mask. Kilian Jornet has conquered some of the toughest physical tests on the planet. He has run up and down Mt. Kilimanjaro faster than any other...
Little, Brown and Company, 2018. — 320 p. — ISBN: 978-0316433792 (hardcover), ISBN: 978-1847948007 (paperback), ISBN: 978-0316433785 (EPUB). From the author of the bestseller Eat and Run, a thrilling new memoir about his grueling, exhilarating, and immensely inspiring 46-day run to break the speed record for the Appalachian Trail. Scott Jurek is one of the world's best known...
Little, Brown and Company, 2018. — 320 p. — ISBN: 0316433799. From the author of the bestseller Eat and Run, a thrilling new memoir about his grueling, exhilarating, and immensely inspiring 46-day run to break the speed record for the Appalachian Trail. Scott Jurek is one of the world's best known and most beloved ultrarunners. Renowned for his remarkable endurance and speed,...
Rodale Books, 2016 — 304 p. — ISBN13: 978-1609614744. The Road to Sparta is the story of the 153-mile run from Athens to Sparta that inspired the marathon and saved democracy, as told―and experienced―by ultramarathoner and New York Times bestselling author Dean Karnazes. In 490 BCE, Pheidippides ran for 36 hours straight from Athens to Sparta to seek help in defending Athens...
Jeremy P. Tarcher, 2006. — 288 p. — ISBN: 978-1585424801, eISBN 978-1440684937. In one of his most ambitious physical efforts to date, Dean Karnazes attempted to run 50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 days to raise awareness of youth obesity and urge Americans of all fitness levels to "take that next step." "UltraMarathon Man: 50 Marathons - 50 States - 50 Days", a Journeyfilm...
VeloPress, 2016. — 320 p. — ISBN: 978-1937715458, ISBN: 978-1937716806 (ebook). When elite ultrarunners have a need for speed, they turn to coach Jason Koop. Now the sport’s leading coach makes his highly effective ultramarathon training methods available to ultrarunners of all abilities in his book Training Essentials for Ultrarunning. Ultramarathoners have traditionally piled...
HarperCollins, 2017. — 288 p. — ISBN: 978-0008227975. In 2016, Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner, unexpectedly stumbled across a little stray dog while competing in a gruelling 155 mile race across the Gobi Desert. The lovable pup, who earned the name ‘Gobi’, proved that what she lacked in size, she more than made up for in heart, as she went step for step with Dion...
Summersdale Publishers Ltd, 2017. — 304 p. — ISBN: 978-1849539692 (paperback), eISBN 978-1786850942. At the age of nine, Jamie's family feared he would never walk again. Twenty years later, he set off to run 5,000 miles coast to coast across Canada. When Jamie decides to repay the hospitals that saved his life as a child, he embarks on the biggest challenge of his life: running...
Page Street Publishing, 2015. — 240 p. — ISBN: 978-1624141423, eISBN 978-1624141584. Take Your Training to New Heights with This One-Stop Manual on Ultras With fifteen years running and competing around the world under her belt, Krissy Moehl is a top female ultramarathon runner, respected by her peers and an inspiration to runners everywhere. Between Moehl's positive and...
Natick: US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, 1989. — 94 p. Mood states, symptomatology, coping strategies and training characteristics associated with running an ultramarathon were examined to explain racing performance and assess psychological health state. A total of 117 subjects were surveyed in 2 races (50-mile and 100-mile). Mood states and symptomatology...
Natick: US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, 1986. — 39 p. Psychological and training characteristics of 44 ultramarathoners competing in a 50-mile trail race were studied. These psychological and training variables were used to distinguish differences between survivors and casualties In the race and to predict race time. In addition, mood changes and runners...
Babelcube, Inc., 2019. — 146 p. — ISBN: 978-1547570461. Have you ever heard the phrase “The great ones are not the ones who have never failed, but the ones who have never failed to give up?” Mario Reynoso is one who has never given up. In this book not only does he tell you how he became an ultramarathoner; he delivers his soul to you, his passion for overcoming pain, fatigue,...
Natick: US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, 1987. — 32 p. Psychological and training characteristics of 44 ultramarathoners competing in a 50-mile trail race were studied. These psychological and training variables were used to distinguish differences between survivors and casualties in the race and to predict race time. In addition, mood changes and runners'...
Avery, 2012 — 320 p. — ISBN: 978-1583334904. A fascinating glimpse into the mind of an ultramarathon runner and the inspirational saga of his run across America. The ultimate endurance athlete, Marshall Ulrich has run more than one hundred foot races averaging over one hundred miles each, completed twelve expedition-length adventure races, and ascended the seven summits—...
Vertebrate Publishing, 2022. — 224 p. — ISBN 978-1839811333, 978-1839811340. Failure is an Option is the story of an average runner who sets out to discover just how far he can go. With the support (and misgivings) of his family, and aware that his quickest years are behind him, Matt Whyman leaves the Saturday morning 5K to push towards 100-mile ultramarathons and beyond. By...
Meyer & Meyer Sport Ltd. 2018. — 323 p. — ISBN: 978-1782558101. Holly Zimmermann, mother of four, has endeavored to take on some of the world's most diffi cult and dangerous foot races. A grueling 160-mile ultramarathon through the Sahara Desert is the core of her story. Tales of running under a scorching sun, living on granola bars and nuts, and sleeping on the ground of an...
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