The Messengers
To most people, running a marathon seems a remarkable and remotely possible achievement, a major lifetime accomplishment. To run 100 or more marathons and ultra-marathons is even harder for people to comprehend, especially when you consider that more people have climbed Mt. Everest than run 100 marathons. The author conducted interviews with over one hundred and twenty of these amazing individuals from around the world, including Canada, United States, South Africa, United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and several European countries. We meet the men's and women's world record holders for the most marathons ever completed (and they are still running strong). We meet the clubs around the world that have been formed specifically for those who aspire to, and those who have completed 100 marathons or more. And we meet the people who make this network of clubs and runners possible. Simply, distance running is as much a social movement as it is a movement of the body. And this family - this distance running 'tribe' - even with the transformations, adversities and challenges faced, is full of very happy people. The Messengers presents amazing stories of people from all walks of life. These are stories of courage, tenacity, resilience, humor, camaraderie and commitment. Learn about their experiences traveling, their training, the social connectedness of running marathons, and how these individuals make distance running an integral part of their lifestyle.
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The Messengers
To most people, running a marathon seems a remarkable and remotely possible achievement, a major lifetime accomplishment. To run 100 or more marathons and ultra-marathons is even harder for people to comprehend, especially when you consider that more people have climbed Mt. Everest than run 100 marathons. The author conducted interviews with over one hundred and twenty of these amazing individuals from around the world, including Canada, United States, South Africa, United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and several European countries. We meet the men's and women's world record holders for the most marathons ever completed (and they are still running strong). We meet the clubs around the world that have been formed specifically for those who aspire to, and those who have completed 100 marathons or more. And we meet the people who make this network of clubs and runners possible. Simply, distance running is as much a social movement as it is a movement of the body. And this family - this distance running 'tribe' - even with the transformations, adversities and challenges faced, is full of very happy people. The Messengers presents amazing stories of people from all walks of life. These are stories of courage, tenacity, resilience, humor, camaraderie and commitment. Learn about their experiences traveling, their training, the social connectedness of running marathons, and how these individuals make distance running an integral part of their lifestyle.
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The Messengers

by Malcolm Anderson
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To most people, running a marathon seems a remarkable and remotely possible achievement, a major lifetime accomplishment. To run 100 or more marathons and ultra-marathons is even harder for people to comprehend, especially when you consider that more people have climbed Mt. Everest than run 100 marathons. The author conducted interviews with over one hundred and twenty of these amazing individuals from around the world, including Canada, United States, South Africa, United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and several European countries. We meet the men's and women's world record holders for the most marathons ever completed (and they are still running strong). We meet the clubs around the world that have been formed specifically for those who aspire to, and those who have completed 100 marathons or more. And we meet the people who make this network of clubs and runners possible. Simply, distance running is as much a social movement as it is a movement of the body. And this family - this distance running 'tribe' - even with the transformations, adversities and challenges faced, is full of very happy people. The Messengers presents amazing stories of people from all walks of life. These are stories of courage, tenacity, resilience, humor, camaraderie and commitment. Learn about their experiences traveling, their training, the social connectedness of running marathons, and how these individuals make distance running an integral part of their lifestyle.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780968315866
Publisher: The Experience Publishing Company
Publication date: 08/01/2011
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 6 MB

About the Author

Malcolm Anderson has written three books on distance running as well as several articles, and conducts speaking engagements on running and motivation. He is currently editing a book for The Marathon Maniacs Club, and writing a novel on elite marathon running. Malcolm is the founder of Run for Tomorrow, a global charity event that will be held in 2012 and 2013, in which a marathon team of ten core runners will be running a continuous relay around the world to raise awareness and support for charities as well as the need for physical activity in our lives.

Malcolm is also the host of a TV show that follows the training of six runners as they prepare for a marathon, and he writes regularly on his website runplaces.com. He has completed 40 marathons and ultras including the 90km Comrades Ultramarathon in South Africa, the double marathon at the Connemara Internationa in Ireland in 2009, and the Brathay 10 marathons in 10 days Challenge in the Lake District in England.

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