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Marathons have become too easy for some runners. What was once the pinnacle of achievement in a runner's life is now a stepping stone for extraordinary adventure in ultramarathoning. The number of ultrarunners-those running distances of 50k (31 miles), 50 miles, 100k (62 miles), or 100 miles-is growing astronomically each year. Dean Karnazes's Ultramarathon Man and Chris McDougall's Born to Run have inspired tens of thousands to try these seemingly superhuman distances. But to date, there has been no practical guide to ultramarathoning. Now, Bryon Powell has written Relentless Forward Progress, the first how-to manual for aspiring ultrarunners. Powell covers every aspect of training for and racing ultra distances. This encyclopedic volume prepares runners for going farther than they have ever gone before and, in the process, shows them that they are capable of the "impossible." No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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I haven't heard of the author Bryon Powell but to be fair I only know a handful of ultra runners, after a bit of research it appears that he runs probably the biggest ultra running website, irunfar.com. This is pretty much the go to website for anyone interested in ultra running so the author clearly knows his stuff. This book covers pretty much everything you might need or want to know about ultra running, including why people seem to be drawn to it. There is one very important message in the early chapters, you need to have a good running base before thinking about doing an ultra-marathon and this means having marathon running experience. There are a range of training programs to suit various types of people depending on how much time you have available to train each week. This is a nice departure from a lot of running books which tend to be very rigid in their training structure. Another thing that I really liked about the book was that Powell presents different opinions on many subjects. One such example is barefoot or minimalist running shoes. He has an article from a someone who is a minimalist and someone who isn't and what they feel are the pro's and con's of both options. I really like this non dogmatic approach and this seems to be a theme throughout ultra running.
I have the feeling that a lot of the information presented in this book can be found on the website but the book presents it really well and all in one place. ( )