Running Man: A Memoir of Ultra-Endurance Engle CharliePaperback
Charlie Engle's "fascinating account of the high and low points of his life as an ultramarathon runner...is uplifting and inspirational" (Publishers Weekly) as he describes his globe-spanning races,…
Specifikacia Running Man: A Memoir of Ultra-Endurance Engle CharliePaperback
Charlie Engle's "fascinating account of the high and low points of his life as an ultramarathon runner...is uplifting and inspirational" (Publishers Weekly) as he describes his globe-spanning races, his record-breaking run across the Sahara Desert, and how running helped him overcome drug addiction--and an unjust stint in federal prison.After a decade-long addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol, Charlie Engle hit bottom with a near-fatal six-day binge that ended in a hail of bullets. As Engle got sober, he turned to running, which became his lifeline, his pastime, and his salvation. He began with marathons, and when marathons weren't far enough, he began to take on ultramarathons, races that went for thirty-five, fifty, and sometimes hundreds of miles, traveling to some of the most unforgiving places on earth to race. The Matt Damon-produced documentary, Running the