A Runner’s High
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
New York Times bestselling author and ultramarathoning legend Dean Karnazes has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits, from running in the shoe melting heat of Death Valley to the lung freezing cold of the South Pole. He’s raced and competed across the globe and once ran 50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 consecutive days.
In A Runner’s High, Karnazes chronicles his extraordinary adventures leading up to his return to the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run in his mid-fifties after first completing the race decades ago. The Western States, infamous for its rugged terrain and extreme temperatures, becomes the most demanding competition of Karnazes’s life, a physical and emotional reckoning and a battle to stay true to one’s purpose. Confronting his age, his career path, and his life choices, we see Karnazes as we never have before.
For Karnazes, the running experience is about the runner and the trail. It is not the sum of achievements but a story that continues to be told each day, with each step. A Runner’s High is at once an endorphin-fueled adventure and a love letter to the sport from one of its most celebrated ambassadors that will leave both casual and serious runners cheering.
Customer Reviews
Narrator...
I wish Dean would have read this. People who write books about themselves/their experiences/motivational and inspirational. Need to also narrate them themselves. Just means that much more.
Outstanding
This book touched on memories of old while fueling desires for new. Fantastic.
Awesome achievements
This man has done some amazing things! But the book itself isn’t the best. I could never fully get into the book with them over explaining every thing. Whole time it sounded like they were just trying to hit a certain word count like you would writing a paper. Other books like this, don’t do that. They have details and will explain certain things well. But won’t spend 10 minutes over doing it on one small detail.