The title of the review is a quote from the book. Karanazes, except that he’s able to make a living at it - and he’s got a very supportive family. I don’t have anymore insight into myself or Mr. Karanazes has incredible endurance and has to have an astonishing immune system, but he doesn't claim to be unique. He rarely mentions finish times, although he has to have some great finishes - and the math is kind of easy when someone runs 100 miles in less than 24 hours. Karanazes turned out to be surprisingly, incredibly relatable and inspirational. He quit running after his freshman year in high school because he got mad at a track coach after a beloved cross country coach retired, and didn't run for 15 years. He ordered pizza delivered to a corner while running an ultra-marathon.
He had a midlife crisis at 30 and ran 30 miles in gardening shoes, with no preparation.
Dean Karanazes turned out to be slightly to very nuts. If I didn't like the book, I could return it. I wasn't sure how or of I could relate to the trials and tribulations of an elite endurance athlete, but it's Audible. Sometimes in trail runs I come in near the bottom of my age group, gasping and covered in dust, long after the top women have had their celebratory beer and packed up and driven away. I'm still not willing to be introspective and figure out why, when most people might run a road race or two a year, I'm running that many in a month. I've run 5k's, 10k's, 15k's, several half marathons, and a full marathon - and I'm signed up for more. The kids grew, and I took up running a about 18 months ago. My only exercise was running out of time to do everything. Evenings and weekends were a blur of soccer practices and games, hastily made dinners, and a glass of wine to relax. When "Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner" (2006) came out, my children were in grade school. Strength, Stamina and a Lack of Better Judgment
0 kommentar(er)
