The Extra Mile-One Woman’s Personal Journey To Ultrarunning Greatness by Pam Reed

SUMMARY: Overall I enjoyed the book, but it was a little slow in some spots, and she spent a little too much time on non-running topics.

After reading Dean Karnazes book (Ultramarathon Man), I was looking for other similar books to read. The was the first one I found and bought. Unfortunately it didn’t grab me as much as Dean’s book did. She talks a lot about her problems with anorexia. But the parts of the book describing her racing are very interesting. Especially her races in the Badwater Ultramarathon which she won her first two tries. If you are interested in reading an autobiography related to running, or especially ultrarunning, you will probably enjoy this book. From what I have found, there seem to be a very small number of running related autobiographies.
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Posted by Rob in Reviews on September 24th, 2006 |