The longest race : a lifelong runner, an iconic ultramarathon, and the case for human endurance
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New York : Experiment, c2012.
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241 pages : map ; 22 cm.
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Sierra View Library - Adult Nonfiction
796.4252 AYRES 2012
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New York : Experiment, c2012.
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Having competed in over 600 long-distance races across fifty-five years, Ed Ayres is arguably the most experienced American distance runner still competing today. A book no one else could have written, The Longest Race is his urgent exploration of the connection between endurance athletes and a sustainable society. The Longest Race begins with Ayres at the starting line of the 2001 JFK 50 Mile-- the nation’s oldest and largest ultramarathon and, like other such races, an epic test of human limits and aspiration. At age sixty, his sights set on breaking the age-division record, Ayres embarks on a course that encompasses the rocky ridge of the Appalachian Trail, the headwind-buffeted towpath of the Potomac River, and momentous Civil War sites such as Harpers Ferry and Antietam. But even as Ayres focuses on concerns familiar to every long-distance runner-- starting strong and setting the right pace, the art of breathing, overcoming fatigue, mindfulness for the course ahead-- he finds himself as preoccupied with the future of our planet as with the finish line of this 50-mile race. A veteran journalist and environmental editor who harbors deep anxieties about our long-term prospects, Ayres helps us to understand how the skills and mindset necessary to complete an ultramarathon are also essential for grappling anew with the imperative to endure-- not only as individuals, but as a society-- and not just for 50 miles, but in the longest race we are all called upon to run.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ayres, E. (2012). The longest race: a lifelong runner, an iconic ultramarathon, and the case for human endurance . Experiment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ayres, Ed. 2012. The Longest Race: A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance. Experiment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ayres, Ed. The Longest Race: A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance Experiment, 2012.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ayres, Ed. The Longest Race: A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance Experiment, 2012.

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