| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 292 pages, [24] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Prologue -- Give and take -- Deep South -- Live what you love -- Wabi Sabi masterpiece -- This is who I am, this is what I do -- Never bet against the champ -- Virginia -- It never always gets worse -- Southern hospitality -- Nickels and dimes -- Mid-Atlantic -- Rocksylvania -- Running through the sticks with my woes -- New England -- Nasty -- Vermud -- Special forces -- Maine -- Dancing with the genie -- The hundred-mile nightmare -- Down to the wire -- The greatest mountain -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
An expert ultrarunner describes how he set out to break the speed record for the Appalachian Trail, a 2,189 mile journey that took an unforeseen physical and emotional toll, but also offered him unexpected rewards. |
| Subject |
Jurek, Scott, 1973-
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Long-distance runners -- United States -- Biography.
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Appalachian Trail.
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| Genre/Form |
Nonfiction.
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Jurek, Jenny, author.
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| ISBN |
9780316433792 |
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0316433799 |
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