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Carl A

posted: 8/1/2007 at 10:20 AM

Not running per se, but definitely an inspirational book on endurance. Read a library copy of this, as well as her shorter book Grayson. My wife and I got an audio version of that second one for our sight-challenged niece as a high-school graduation gift; she loved the intense description and the way it shows the rewards of overcoming desperation.

Speed my steps along your path, according to your will.

CanadianMeg

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posted: 11/19/2008 at 12:01 AM

I just picked this up from the library. I'm looking forward to reading it. Smile

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Carl A

posted: 11/19/2008 at 10:20 AM

Books like hers help me to see the many possibilities that living well offers. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did!

Speed my steps along your path, according to your will.

CanadianMeg

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posted: 12/8/2008 at 5:33 PM

I just finished reading it. The swim in Glacier Bay in Alaska with the pan ice in the water and the risk of the boat getting frozen in was phenomenal. I can't swim, but it is a great read about goal setting and stretching your own limits despite what others think. Thanks for the recommendation. Smile

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Carl A

posted: 12/9/2008 at 3:20 PM

You're welcome!

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pitrunner

posted: 12/16/2008 at 10:33 AM

Carl - thanks for recommending this. I'm reading it right now and am really enjoying it. She sure inspires me to get off my ass. The part about the Nile race was disgusting! I kept feeling like I needed to choke as I was reading it. Blech!

veggies on the run

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posted: 12/20/2008 at 11:53 PM

I agree that was very vivid. Tight lipped

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Carl A

posted: 12/23/2008 at 2:57 PM

A few years ago I got offered a job in Cairo. It turned out that it didn't pay enough for my wife and I to move there. Reading that section of the book did help to make the could've beens disappear! I'm glad you guys liked the book!

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Bugs

posted: 8/9/2009 at 9:57 PM

Just read it. It was a freak find at the library and took it on vacation on a whim. Wow, she really makes my little 8 mile mid-week jogs look like a joke. I kept reading the book thinking, "no way in hell I'd do that." Swimming with dead rats? Breaking up ice so she can swim through it, BURR! A must read for any endurance athlete.

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