Extra Mile One Woman's Personal Journey to Ultrarunning Greatness

Name: Extra Mile One Woman's Personal Journey to Ultrarunning Greatness
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ISBN: 9781594867309

ISBN-10: 1594867305

ISBN-13: 9781594867309

Edition: 2008

Authors: Pam Reed, Mitch Sisskind

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One year after her astonishing victory at the Badwater Ultramarathon, Pam Reed again made distance running history when she braved the hottest weather in years--135 degrees--to successfully defend her title. How does this 100-pound mother and stepmother of five muster the endurance and courage for the 28-hour climb from the hottest desert floor on Earth to the shadow of the continental United States' tallest point? In "The Extra Mile" we watch this ultramarathon champion seek balance in her life as a wife, mother, athlete, and entrepreneur. With astonishing candor she tells of her 15-year-long battle with anorexia,"" And she helps us to understand her passion for ultrarunning--to discover…

Book details

List price: $15.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Rodale Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/18/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Foreword



Prologue: Boston or Bust



Where I Started



Why Write? Why Run?



Where I Come From



I Was Olga Korbut



My Brain, Part One: A Unique Disorder



High School



From Michigan to Tucson to Michigan to Tucson to Where?



Where I Am



Jim: Seeing Eye-to-Eye and Butting Heads



I Don't Want to Be Sick



My Brain, Part Two: Of Mice and Me



Parenthood



The Tucson Marathon



Chuck Giles



Some Like It Hot: Badwater 1



My Crew



Badwater Too



The Man from Ipanema



Running the World, a Day or Two at a Time



Runners I Admire



I Don't Like to Run Long Distances



My Brain, Part Three: I'm in Control



You Aren't What You Eat



Badwater 3: Really Bad



You're Only a Virgin Once



Forrest Gump of Picacho Peak: My 300-Miler



Badwater 4: Jogger-a-Go-Go



Leadville and Grand Teton



One Day in San Diego



Where I'm Going



Goals



Desperate Housewife?



Friends and Family



Where Women Can Win


Conclusion: Accomplishments


Epilogue: A Week and a Half of Ridiculous


Pam Reed's Career Highlights and Records


Acknowledgments