Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons by Bryon Powell, Eric Grossman

3.85 AVERAGE

pshepp's review against another edition

informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
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dwarfsoft's review against another edition

4.0
Pretty informative book. Covers a lot of ground, much like an Ultramarathon. Could be more in depth, but kept pointing to the authors site www.irunfar.com. Probably not a bad thing, though, because all the latest information can be found there anyway.

kimananda's review

3.25
informative medium-paced

rm_rf's review against another edition

4.0
informative medium-paced

rastephe's review against another edition

4.0
Nice summary of not just ultrarunning, but trail running in general. I loved the Forward and have asked my husband to read it so he can understand why maybe running far isn't crazy.

At one point, the author wrote a couple of pages about general information for crew, and then mentioned he gives his own crew an 8-page document of instructions. As someone with zero ultra experience, it's those 8 pages that would have been really interesting to read. Still, I took plenty of notes, especially in the first few chapters, and may use the training plan in the future.

thebookishrunner_etc's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 21%
Interesting enough, but I'm not planning on running an ultra yet. This might be why I'm having trouble getting into it.

lmreboy's review against another edition

3.0
I was disappointed with this. It was a collection of previously published articles from the website and magazines. The book lacked a sense of cohesiveness. I would not recommend it as a primary guide for someone considering ultrarunning.

jeff698's review against another edition

4.0
Very useful book as I plan on my transition up to the ultra distance. I frequently wish I had a fellow local runner with ultra experience I could learn from. This is my source for that experience.

finallysref's review against another edition

4.0
Go fast, turn left, drink Gatorade? Nope - run for you life;-)

michaelnerdahl's review against another edition

3.75
informative fast-paced