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Training for Ultra

Ultra Running Stories from the Middle of the Pack

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Training for Ultra

By: Rob Steger
Narrated by: Robert Steger
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About this listen

This book has a single purpose - to inspire you to run!

Through sharing a detailed account of my first three years of pursuing running from the middle to back of the pack, it will hopefully show you you are capable of much more than you may think. After my dad's major health scare, it was time for me to change everything. Little did I know how much I would learn after taking on some physical exercise.

A radical diet change allowed me to lose a forth of my body weight and it gave me boundless energy to get outside and explore.

It’s not clear to me why I chose running ultra marathons of all forms of exercise, since I was unable to run beyond one mile just a few years prior.

But since that fateful day, I’ve never looked back.

I was finding that sometimes the experiences of training for ultra could be just as rich and fulfilling as the ultra event itself.

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As a 47 year old who’s on the foothills of ultra, Rob’s story has perfumed my mind to reach my goals.

Brilliant!

So inspiring.

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Just loved the fact he went from every day normal 9 -5 guy to Ultra runner. fascinating story.

amazing

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A fascinating look inside the ultra community and what it is to be an ultramarathoner. The reality that anyone can train for and become an ultramarathoner is apparent. I’d recommend this to anyone thinking of training for these distances

Happy ultra

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very good book for learning what to and not to do . such a good listen

amazing

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Bad bits - The foreword and a couple of stumbles in narrating at the beginning.

Good bits - Inspiring, relatable story from a very passionate and humble individual, who genuinely wants to help others. The book focuses heavily on the running side, with some insight into the authors private life which I felt was a perfect balance, helping the reader understand the authors motivations for running, aswel as peppering the book with some good does and don'ts of running and sharing his hopes, dreams, doubts and fears. I really felt that I had been taken on a wonderful journey, in more ways than one.

Beautifully inspiring book

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