| And Then the Vulture Eats You: True Tales about Ultramarathons and Those Who Run Them Contributor(s): Parker Jr, John L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 189136992X ISBN-13: 9781891369926 Publisher: Breakaway Books OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Running & Jogging |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It won't matter whether or not you've attempted an ultra, or whether or not you even dream of one. If you enjoy running and reading, you'll want this book.--David Meyers, Running Journal The best writers in the sport of running describe the last frontier of long-distance events: races longer than a marathon. James Shapiro begins by relating with heart-rending detail his experiences in a six-day race in Swifts on the Wing. In To the Limit and Beyond, Kenny Moore takes you through the Great Hawaiian Footrace, a horrendous six-day ordeal that seemingly changes his life. Don Kardong, one of the wittiest and most personable writers in the sport, in Le Grizz goes the fifty-mile distance at the infamous race. Ed Ayres, former editor of Running Times, takes on the Western States 100 in Wings of Icarus, and the event turns out to be a kind of catharsis in his life. In Road Warriors, Hal Higdon's report on his group's attempt to run across the state of Indiana is a lighthearted, self-imposed challenge that turns into a spiritual odyssey. Tom Hart attempts to run a solo thirty-seven-miler on his thirty-seventh birthday, which reveals that an ultra is more than a feat of endurance, it is a journey into self. John L. Parker, Jr. ends with And Then the Vulture Eats You, an uproarious analysis of ultra runners. A book for all ultra runners, and for curious normal runners. |