The Rise of the Ultra Runners, 9781783351336
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Beyond marathons: discover why ultra running is taking over the world.

The Rise of the Ultra Runners

a journey to the edge of human endurance

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  • Paperback

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    27 April 2020

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Summary

The Rise of the Ultra Runners: An Electrifying Journey to the Edge of Endurance

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?

Adharanand Finn travelled to the heart of the sport to find out - and to see if he…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781783351336
ISBN-10:1783351330
Author:Adharanand Finn
Publisher:Guardian Faber Publishing
Imprint:Guardian Faber Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:27 April 2020
Weight:317g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 23mm
About The Author

Adharanand Finn

Adharanand Finn is the author of Running with the Kenyans (2012) and The Way of the Runner (2015). The first of these was the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year, won Best New Writer at the British Sports Book Awards and was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book Award. He is a journalist at the Guardian and also writes regularly for the Financial Times, the Independent, Runner’s World, Men’s Health and many others.

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