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The Longest Race : A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance by Ed Ayres; OverDrive, Inc is a sports available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Longest Race : A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance about?
"It soon becomes clear that this book isn't just about an athletic race. It's also about the human race" ( Bloomberg Businessweek). Having run in more than six hundred races over the span of fifty-five years, Ed Ayres is a legendary distance runner—and this book is his urgent exploration of the connection between individual endurance and a sustainable society. The Longest Race begins in 2001 at the starting line of the JFK 50 Mile—the nation's oldest and largest ultramarathon and, like other suc
Who reads The Longest Race : A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Ed Ayres; OverDrive, Inc
- Publisher
- The Experiment
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781615191864
- Category
- sports
- Subjects
- Memoir, Sports, Nature
- Rating
- 3.35 / 5 (297 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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