The Passion of the Long Distance Runner – Endure, Inspire, Transform

To most people, running a marathon seems a remarkable and remotely possible achievement, a major lifetime accomplishment. To run 100 or more marathons is even harder for people to comprehend, especially when you consider that more people have climbed Mt. Everest than run 100 marathons.

Why do people run 100 marathons? What compels someone to run over one thousand marathons?

The author has conducted interviews with one hundred of these amazing individuals from around the world, including Canada, United States, South Africa, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Are these runners any different from one country to the next? Meet these remarkable runners and share in their stories. Meet the men’s and women’s world record holders for the most marathons ever completed (and they are still running strong). Meet the Clubs that have been formed specifically for those who aspire to, and who have completed 100 marathons or more. Meet the people who make this network possible.

The book provides amazing, inspirational stories of courage, overcoming adversity, resilience, camaraderie and commitment. But these runners are like you and me. Learn about their experiences traveling, their training, the social side of running marathons, the use of technology, humorous stories, injuries, costs, how they manage to fit marathon running into the rest of their lives, their favourite runs, and their advice to those just starting to run marathons. With well over 20,000 marathons run between them there is much to learn.

If you have ever wanted an insight into the marathon movement or wanted to share the marathon experience with those who do not run marathons, this book is for you. If you are just looking for a book to sit back and enjoy, this is the one.

100 Marathon Club
by Malcolm Anderson

Price: $17.80 CAD