Full Description
Dean Karnazes has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits, from running in the shoe-melting heat of Death Valley to the lung-freezing cold of the South Pole. He's raced and competed across the globe and once ran 50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 consecutive days.
In A Runner's High, Karnazes chronicles his return to the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run in his mid-fifties after first completing the race decades ago. The Western States, infamous for its rugged terrain and extreme temperatures, becomes the most demanding competition of his life, a physical and emotional reckoning and a battle to stay true to one's purpose. Confronting his age, wearying body, career path and life choices, we see Karnazes as we never have before, raw and exposed. A Runner's High is both an endorphin-fuelled page-turner and a love letter to the sport from one of its most celebrated ambassadors.
Contents
1: Endurance Never Sleeps 2: Growing Pains 3: Why We Run 4: Follow the Path 5: Can't Stop; Won't Stop 6: The Aftermath 7: The Silk Road Ultra 8: The Long Run 9: Chasing Windmills 10: Friendship and Fatherhood 11: Lost in a White House 12: Just Did It 13: The Cavs and the Cavs-Nots 14: To Cut Is to Heal 15: Back to the Start 16: Let's Get This Party Started 17: Loose Lug Nuts 18: The Silly and the Sublime 19: The Meltdown 20: Head Fake 21: Embrace the Suck 22: London Calling 23: The Light
