Running Through the Wall: Personal Encounters With the Ultramarathon

Neal Jamison

Consortium Book Sales & Dist, Apr 1, 2003 - Sports & Recreation - 288 pages

Running to the limits of human -endurance.

For those who are not content to run merely 26.2 miles, there is ultramarathoning. Some of the biggest ultras are 50 or 100 miles long, races in which people run all day, through the night and on into the next day. What makes them tick? What thoughts go through their minds at mile 93? How is the pain different from that of a marathon? How can you train for such a colossal undertaking? All these questions are answered in 35 interviews with ultramarathoners. Ultramarathoning is the logical next step for those who burn with a desire to achieve and explore their limits. Every kind of ultra runner is included here, and this book will be an indispensable volume for anyone dreaming of running long.

What people are saying

Review: Running Through the Wall: Personal Encounters with the Ultramarathon

User Review  - Scott Bodien - Goodreads

All the stories got me excited for my 40 mile Uwharrie run

Review: Running Through the Wall: Personal Encounters with the Ultramarathon

User Review  - Gwyn Beasley - Goodreads

Couldn't put it down.

About the author

\Neal Jamison is the editor of Running Through the Wall (Breakaway Books, 2003), and has written for Adventure Sports Magazine, Trail Runner, and Runner's World.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Running Through the Wall: Personal Encounters With the Ultramarathon
• Author: Neal Jamison
• Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist, 2003
• ISBN: 1891369377, 9781891369377
• Length: 288 pages
• Subjects: Sports & Recreation / Running & Jogging; Sports & Recreation / Track & Field