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.

I have not yet read the other two running books by the same author. The book is very well written and narrated, which is rare within the topic. I found it both interesting and entertaining and, as someone who is dabbling in the sport for the past year, I could relate myself at times. Recently, I felt disappointed most of the times when exploring the quality of the somewhat limited ultra literature, but this book did not disappoint at all. This is the running book I have like the most since Haruki Murakami’s little book on running.

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