The Extra Mile: One Woman's Personal Journey to Ultra-Running Greatness
by Pam Reed, Mitch Sisskind
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Author: Mitch Sisskind, Pam ReedEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-07-11
ISBN: 1594864152
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Rodale Books
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Book Review: A very honest and open book
Summary: 4 Stars
I hardly ever read autobiographies, but as a woman training for her first ultra, it was interesting to read Pam's journey on such an astonishing career.
It isn't a very sophisticated book and she confesses that her training and nutritional approach isn't highly scientific (so don't get this book if you only want to get that kind of information) but her recounts of family life and the friction her time taken running causes between her and her husband and children are frank, and revealing what its like to take part in (and win! Twice!) a race like Badwater is fascinating.
If nothing else, its clear that there is a world of difference between most people and someone like Pam, who has the strength of mind to run around and around an athletics track non-stop for 48 hours, but as an elite female athlete who has beaten men outright in a level playing field, she is (along with Helene Diamantides) an inspirational ultra-runner for women (and hopefully men too!)
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