The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

Book arrived with cover substantially torn. This is supposed to be a gift... can you not be careful!?

Well written. Keeps you wanting to continue on to the next chapter. Love the point of view with the additional stories of others. I’m looking to run my first ultramarathon next year and I’m just consuming everything I can from those in the sport. Definitely would recommend to anyone looking or doing the same, or even any runner in general. It would make a good gift.

Il libro scorre benissimo - l'ho letto in un weekend. E' una buona lettura per cominciare a comprendere il mondo dell'ultrarunning e chi lo compone. Il solo neo e' che a volte sembra che l'autore si 'vanti' delle proprie performances sportive, il che e' fuori tema: io l'ho comprato perche' ho un interesse nell'ultrarunning e non perche' mi interessi qualcosa dell'autore, anche se l'autore e' un podista amatoriale di tutto rispetto (maratona in 2hr50'), ma come dicevo, cio' distrae dal tema centrale del libro.

Not just for runners - but all sportspersons. He takes you right into what is happening in the space - introduces you to many runners and their approaches.

great read for every runner

A deeply inciteful look into the world of Ultra Running. An entertaining first person accounts of Finn and his experiences, and the interesting, fringy people in the world of Ultras. Finn gives great background and first person accounts on the UTMB and many ultra races around the world. If you want to know about ultras from the human perspective, this is the book for you.