Ultrarunning for Normal People
Life Lessons Learned On and Off the Trail
Sid Garza-Hillman ; Blue Star Press
- Whether
- you're
- an
- experienced
- runner
- or
- a
- complete
- beginner,
- this
- inspiring
- book
- will
- motivate
- you
- to
- train
- your
- body
- and
- mind
- to
- complete
- one
- of
- the
- hardest
- physical
- feats
- of
- all—an
- ultramarathonUltra-races—distances
- longer
- than
- 26.2
- miles—aren’t
- for
- “normal
- people.”
- Normal
- people
- have
- jobs,
- families,
- or
- a
- million
- other
- obligations
- that
- do
- not
- exist
- in
- the
- world
- of
- ultrarunning.
- Or
- that’s
- what
- Sid
- Garza-Hillman
- thought
- as
- he
- faced
- the
- starting
- line
- of
- his
- first
- 50K.But
- the
- more
- he
- learned
- about
- the
- sport,
- the
- more
- he
- realized
- that
- ultrarunning
- is
- for
- more
- than
- elite
- athletes:
- moms,
- dads,
- grandparents,
- young
- people,
- old
- people,
- people
- with
- full-time
- jobs,
- and
- others
- successfully
- cross
- the
- finish
- lines
- of
- ultra-races
- around
- the
- world
- every
- year.In
- this
- book,
- Sid
- distills
- the
- life
- lessons
- he's
- learned
- from
- the
- trails—as
- a
- ten-time
- ultramarathoner
- and
- Race
- Director
- of
- the
- Mendocino
- Coast
- 50K—to
- teach
- you
- how
- to:Not
- your
- typical
- ultramarathon
- training
- guide
- with
- rigid
- schedules
- and
- prescribed
- workouts,
- this
- book
- powerfully
- outlines
- the
- invaluable
- struggles,
- benefits,
- and
- life
- lessons
- that
- await
- anyone
- who
- dares
- to
- dive
- into
- the
- world
- of ultrarunning.
