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Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner
de Dean Karnazes
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Estado
- Muy bueno
- ISBN 10
- 1585424803
- ISBN 13
- 9781585424801
- Librería
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Champaign, Illinois, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Tarcher, March 2006. Trade . Very Good. Very Good Softcover. Light shelfwear to covers. Spine end rubbed. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.
Sinopsis
In one of his most ambitious physical efforts to date, Dean Karnazes attempted to run 50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 days to raise awareness of youth obesity and urge Americans of all fitness levels to "take that next step." "UltraMarathon Man: 50 Marathons - 50 States - 50 Days", a Journeyfilm documentary, follows Dean’s incredible step-by-step journey across the country. There are those of us whose idea of the ultimate physical challenge is the 26.2-mile Boston Marathon. And then there is Dean Karnazes. Karnazes has run 226.2 miles nonstop; he has completed the 135-mile Badwater Ultramara-thon across Death Valley National Park-considered the world's toughest footrace-in 130-degree weather; and he is the only person to complete a marathon to the South Pole in running shoes (and probably the only person to eat an entire pizza and a whole cheesecake while running). Karnazes is an ultramarathoner: a member of a small, elite, hard-core group of extreme athletes who race 50 miles, 100 miles, and longer. They can run forty-eight hours and more without sleep, barely pausing for food or water or even to use the bathroom. They can scale mountains, in brutally hot or cold weather, pushing their bodies, minds, and spirits well past what seems humanly possible. Ultramarathon Man is Dean Karnazes's story: the mind-boggling adventures of his nonstop treks through the hell of Death Valley, the incomprehensible frigidity of the South Pole, and the breathtaking beauty of the mountains and canyons of the Sierra Nevada. Karnazes captures the euphoria and out-of-body highs of these adventures. With an insight and candor rarely seen in sports memoirs, he also reveals how he merges the solitary, manic, self-absorbed life of hard-core ultrarunning with a full-time job, a wife, and two children, and how running has made him who he is today: a man with an überjock's body, a teenager's energy, and a champion's wisdom.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Jane Addams Book Shop
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 302136
- Título
- Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner
- Autor
- Dean Karnazes
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Trade
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 1585424803
- ISBN 13
- 9781585424801
- Editorial
- Tarcher
- Lugar de publicación
- Los Angeles, California, U.s.a.
- Fecha de publicación
- March 2006
- Páginas
- 304
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Jane Addams Book Shop
Miembro de Biblio desde 2010
Champaign, Illinois
Sobre Jane Addams Book Shop
We are a locally owned, independent bookstore that has been in business for more than twenty-five years. With more than 70,000 titles in our shop we have a number of very well-stocked sections that span fifteen separate rooms on three floors.
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
