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31 reviews for:
Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons
Bryon Powell, Eric Grossman
3.85 AVERAGE
31 reviews for:
Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons
Bryon Powell, Eric Grossman
3.85 AVERAGE
useful content, but this book was in desperate need of an editor. it has a lot of valuable advice, and i took away a few other book recommendations from it, but mostly a lot of the content is copy-pasted from other (dated) online resources. i'm still not quite to the level of training time/commitment to really feel a part of this ultra crowd, but i am learning a bit as i go.
good, but not essential reading for ultra training.
good, but not essential reading for ultra training.
adventurous
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
"Not an ultrarunner yet, but..."
I am 39-years-old and until two years ago I never really liked running. Then I got into triathlons and since running was my weakest of the three sports I started focusing on it. Then I started liking it, then loving it, and now I run six days a week and a total of 45-50 miles. I am currently training for a marathon and when looking at what to do next I started to seriously look at ultrarunning. Some people think I am crazy, but I have been called that before, so I don't care.
I usually like to read about new endeavors I am undertaking, so I did some research and came across this book. I am truly happy I did! There is a huge amount of useful information, from how to approach running on trails including what to keep in mind and what you need to have at hand, nutrition and fueling, gear, and of course training plans among many other tidbits of extremely useful information.
After reading this I moved from the "I really would like to do this" column to the "I am doing this" column. I also appreciate how much information the author provides in the irunfar website. You can clearly see how much he loves the sport and his passion for sharing it with others. Last weekend I followed their coverage of the Leadville 100 and it was extraordinary and inspiring.
If you are considering going long, you would be wise to get this book.
I am 39-years-old and until two years ago I never really liked running. Then I got into triathlons and since running was my weakest of the three sports I started focusing on it. Then I started liking it, then loving it, and now I run six days a week and a total of 45-50 miles. I am currently training for a marathon and when looking at what to do next I started to seriously look at ultrarunning. Some people think I am crazy, but I have been called that before, so I don't care.
I usually like to read about new endeavors I am undertaking, so I did some research and came across this book. I am truly happy I did! There is a huge amount of useful information, from how to approach running on trails including what to keep in mind and what you need to have at hand, nutrition and fueling, gear, and of course training plans among many other tidbits of extremely useful information.
After reading this I moved from the "I really would like to do this" column to the "I am doing this" column. I also appreciate how much information the author provides in the irunfar website. You can clearly see how much he loves the sport and his passion for sharing it with others. Last weekend I followed their coverage of the Leadville 100 and it was extraordinary and inspiring.
If you are considering going long, you would be wise to get this book.
adventurous
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
This is a great book for ultra runners - read once from cover to cover to get all the good info and then keep it handy for reference. Great training plans included for 50k to 100mi distances, with advice for running all sorts of other types of races.
On the one had, I’m disappointed that I didn’t read this before my ultramarathon last year. It provides a ton of good information about preparing for and running ultras. At the same time, ignorance is bliss. I think if I had read this, I wouldn’t have taken the plunge. But that is just me, I handle stress better as it comes rather than worrying about it beforehand. Not that I wasn’t prepared but rather, this book prepares you for all the worst case scenarios and I just didn’t need that.
Reread as gearing up for some new ultras. This is a good basic introduction to the sport but there’s little here for the more experienced runner. It’s a primer which will definitely help get you through a first ultra, but there’s not a ton of depth here.
Rated three stars last time and not minded to change my view.
Nothing particularly new, nor particularly well-written, and yet solidly fit my expectations of it. Needed motivation to make me do my PT: check. Needed simple concise explanations of the things I was telling beginning ultra runners: check. Needed something mindless after The Pale King: check.
[3 stars for being pretty much exactly what I expected.]
Good overview for the aspiring ultra runner. Exactly what I was looking for.