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The Extra Mile: One Woman's Personal Journey to Ultra-Running Greatness | 
 enlarge | Authors: Pam Reed, Mitch Sisskind
Publisher: Rodale Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 152146
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.6 x 1
ISBN: 1594864152
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.42092
EAN: 9781594864155
ASIN: 1594864152
Publication Date: July 11, 2006
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Product Description
The story of the woman who shocked the running world in 2002 when she won the sport’s most grueling race—135 miles from Death Valley to Mount Whitney—beating her closest competitor by 5 hours!
One year after her astonishing victory at the Badwater Ultramarathon, Pam Reed again made distance running history when she braved the hottest weather in years—135 degrees—to successfully defend her title. How does this 100-pound mother and stepmother of five muster the endurance and courage for the 28-hour climb from the hottest desert floor on Earth to the shadow of the continental United States’ tallest point?
In The Extra Mile we watch this ultramarathon champion seek balance in her life as a wife, mother, athlete, and entrepreneur. With astonishing candor she tells of her 15-year-long battle with anorexia. And she helps us to understand her passion for ultrarunning—to discover how far the human body can be pushed. The success of Dean Karnazes’s book, Ultramarathon Man, and Reed’s TV appearances have demonstrated the public’s fascination with this growing sport. Reed’s book will be an inspiration to women everywhere.
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 Interesting at times, disturbing at others. July 8, 2008
This book is interesting and gives you some insight into one successful ultra-runner. It can not be faulted in its honesty... it is a very honest insight. However, in that, some of it can be distasteful to others. I found myself getting bothered at her relaxed attitude to what seems to be an eating disorder, even if it is not quite what it once was (though admittedly I have seen the same in other female ultra-runners I have interacted with)... and what reads to me as selfishness over her family and children. However, those same things make the book very interesting. You do have to step back and not judge another human being for different choices, priorities, etc.... and you area allowed a lot of insight. This is valuable because Pam Reed has been so successful. I much prefer being bothered at times in an autobiographical book like this, because it is a sign of honesty in the writing that is hard to come by these days.
Interesting but not insightful July 4, 2008
I didn't expect a lot from the book based on other reviews. The only thing I didn't like much was her writing style. It pretty much goes like this - "I ran XXX race which was 100 miles and came in ZZZth. I didn't eat much but I drank Red Bull and Ensure. It was really fun!" I would've liked to know more about what's actually going on in her head rather than a dry account of the facts. However, she may not be much more deep than what she portrays in this book, in which case, this is truly her life. The few chapters about goal setting and what it means to run are few and far between but really contain the most interesting information. The rest are fluff.
 Blah February 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My favorite part of the book was the photo on the front cover. It went downhill after that. I read this book almost a year ago and forgot I had it. That should tell you something.
Forget that the book was choppy and simply dull, what bothered me so much was how dismissive Reed could be when she talked about her eating disorders. Right behind that, I had to wonder how she could be so disconnected from her family, particularly her children.
It seems to me that Pam is running away from something. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone if what they're looking for is motivation or inspiration, or simply a role model.
But it's a helluva read if you're looking for a strong example of a mental disorder that has manifested itself in such a way to look like an athlete.
Good luck, Pam. When your body finally tires of this, I hope your kids are still around.
ok May 16, 2007
I'll start by saying I enjoyed Dean Karnazes' book immensely. It was self-serving (very), but a quick read and everyone I lent it to really enjoyed it.
I was looking for something similar here, but didn't find it. Maybe that was partly my fault for having such expeectations. However, the book is just not terribly interesting. Maybe the novelty of reading about this wore off after Dean's book, but this book was basically about a fairly banal person (no offense, I'm banal, too) who happens to run long distances.
This book was VERY introspective. She really delves into her thoughts. Partly that was appreciated, but partly it was simply too much and I was not incredibly interested in the minutiae. Pam goes into detail about her anorexia and how her family gets ignored with her races and training.
The book was worth reading (it was a library borrow), but nothing truly fabulous. Certainly I didn't feel as compelled as I did after Dean's book to get my shoes on and put some miles down. After Dean's book, I thought "wow, ultrarunning is actually pretty cool and sounds like it could be fun in a sick way". I never, ever had that impression after reading this book. The way the running was described was more of a grind.
 Honest Account May 15, 2007
I really enjoyed reading this book, as it is an extremely honest account of her life as she sees it. Both good and bad. I didnt expect to read about her marriage for example, but found that her points of view were very interesting and it possible to get a better and more complete understanding of the person. She is not just someone who can run really far...
Its an easy read and eventhough I do not share a lot of her points of view, the book is very hard to put down and it is fascinating to attempt to understand what drives her extreme performance.
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