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As an athlete, ultrarunning legend (Men's Journal) Dean Karnazes has run 350 miles without rest and is probably the first person to eat an entire pizza while running. As an author, he has inspired countless couch potatoes to get off the couch, cancel the cable, and start running. In September, Karnazes embarks on his most monumental feat ever, The North Face Endurance 50. Beginning September 17 (at the Lewis & Clark Marathon in St. Charles, Missouri), Dean will run fifty marathons (each marathon is 26.2 miles) in fifty states on fifty consecutive days. The North Face Endurance 50 will culminate with Dean's run in the New York City Marathon on November 5.Promotional blow-in cards for this unprecedented run, sure to receive extraordinary media coverage, are inserted in this paperback edition of Ultramarathon Man, which also includes a new epilogue with Dean's diet and training tips.Amazon.com Review
Ultra-marathoner Dean Karnazes claims "There is magic in misery." While it would be easy to write off his habit of running for 100 miles at a time—or longer—as mere masochism, it's impossible to not admire his tenacity in pushing his body to reach one extreme goal after another. Sure, it's gory to read about how he lost one of his big toenails from shoe friction during the Western States Endurance Run. But what registers more is that here's a guy competing in an event that includes 38,000 feet of elevation change--the equivalent of scaling the Empire State Building 30 times.

Despite his considerable athleticism, "Karno" argues that the first half of any race is run with one's body, and the second half with the mind. Without delving into excessively touchy-feely territory, he explores "the possibilities of self" as he completes an ultra-marathon in 120-degree heat in Death Valley, and later the first-ever marathon at the South Pole. It's an odd combination: a California surfer dude contemplating how, as Socrates said, "Suffering leads to wisdom." But Karnazes's self-motivation is utterly intriguing, and it's impossible to read this memoir without wanting to go out and run a marathon yourself.--Erica Jorgensen ... Read more

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Perfect Read
This is the perfect sports autobiography. It is a quick read (I finished it in 2 days). Dean pulls you right into the heart of what he is trying to accomplish. His honesty about the pain and hardship that he faces while running is refreshing and makes the reader that much more connected with the story. Ultramarathon Man provides great insight into the world of endurance racing and the mind-frame of what it takes to push one's body to the limit.

Dream to be one like him
I love this book, it's a good read and inspiration.If you are a runner whatever level, you should read this.

Inspiring beyond running!
Awesome book, even if you are not a runner. Definite must read... Ultra inspirational :)

A MUST READ for extreme athletes...and weekend warriors, too
The reader is allowed to be in the author's head, body, world while he transforms himself into a super-athlete. For many who don't find life's normally-accepted challenges stimulating enough, Dean provides a physical outlet. Dean chooses running, and extreme distances at that, but any physically-taxing activity would do.It's fascinating to hear how his mind and body react to such challenges and how Dean chooses to respond.I plan to read this to my 3 children, all athletes of varying degrees, to show them what's physically and mentally possible when you set your mind to it.

Ultramarathon Man : Confessions of an All-Night Runner
I don't feel so strange now when I'm running in the middle of the night. This is an excellent read & a must for any keen runner! ... Read more

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Running to the limits of human -endurance.

For those who find the 26.2-mile marathon just not enough, there is the ultramarathon. What makes ultrarunners tick?What goes through their minds at mile 93? How can you train for such a colossal undertaking? These questions and many more are answered in Running Through the Wall, an inspiring collection of 39 personal stories from ultramarathoners.Ultramarathoning is the logical next step for those who burn with a desire to explore their limits, and beyond. It is impossible to run distances of 30, 50, or even 100 miles without coming away with at least one fascinating story. This book is full of them. There are stories of fatigue, blisters, nausea, and despair. But the ultrarunner prevails to find hope, love, healing, self-discovery, friendship, selflessness, and in the end, for most, triumph. Learn what it feels like to run an ultra from the champions, the newcomers, and the veterans of the sport.

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Inspirational Read
I book this book because I was interested in learning more about ultra-distance running.I was not disappointed!The book is a series of short stories from runners of varied abilities and skills.I learned a lot about the mental and physical aspects of endurance running.The stories in this book has motivated me to try a few ultra and trail events recently and I plan on doing more in the future.If you are new to the sport, you can learn a lot from this book.

Fantastic inspiration.
In my current obsession with researching ultrarunning, having only discovered it existed a couple of months ago, this book has been one of the most inspirational. It's the personal accounts of real people - from elite athletes to Jo Average - sharing their own personal experiences of running 100 mile events, that somehow makes me believe I could do this too.

It's a book for people who want to get a little insider glimpse of what ultrarunning might be like, the high points and the VERY low points, what it means to the people who do it, why they keep going back for more. And for me, it's another little seed of possibility planted in my brain, of a new passion in my not too distant future.

Inspiring
Inspiring. Easy to read. Will make you want to lace up and get out and run. Doesn't make the sport sound glamorous but gives a true picture of the physical and mental challenges and rewards of ultra running.

Great read for runners of any distance
Definitlely recommended.One of the better inspirational running books I've read.Quick, short reading of each runners' contribution.My #2 running book behind Karnazes' UltraMarathon Man.

A bunch of running blog posts on paper
The title says it all.Nothing special to read here.I wish I had borrowed someone's copy rather than spend the money. ... Read more

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Life Changing
This book is life changing and is a must read for everyone. The Ultramarathon Man took me from 195lbs and having high Cholesterol to 165lbs and low Cholersterol. I went from couch potatoe to running Marathons and Ultra marathons all in a 2 year period. This book was the most inspiring and life changing thing that has ever happened to me. Please read it so you can see what I'm talking about.

Inspiring
I found this book to be inspiring.
The writing is not necessarily professional caliber, but I did not find it bad.... better than many other athlete written books.

And to address a criticism from other reviews-- the book is autobiographical.Of course it is about Dean, and what Dean has done.The book would be a failure if it were about ultramarathons as a separate entity... if you wanted that, why turn to an autobiographical book by a specific ultramarathon runner?

Dean may not be the BEST ultramarathoner, but he has brought much more attention to the sport and found a way to make a living doing what he loves.You have to admire that!

Completely Riveting

I couldn't put this book down!I found myself staying up way too late because I didn't want to stop reading this book.It's an easy read, and for anyone that runs or has ever thought about running Dean's stories are inspirational.

Completely inspiring
What can I say. This is the book that got me running. I thought it was so inspiring that I purchased 8 copies and gave them out for Xmas to people I thought needed to read an uplifting story, or had expressed interest in starting to run.

Not only are Karno's stories amazing and inspiring, he does such a good job narrating them that it *truly* makes you feel as if you're right there with him. I read the book in September 2005, when the longest I had run at the time was 4 miles. Four months later I ran my first half-marathon. Three months after that I did my first Olympic distance triathlon. I am now preparing to do my first Ironman 70.3 in November, my first marathon in January, and my first ULTRA in April.

I don't care who you are - you're gonna love this book!

Inspiring
Dean Karnazes is an inspiration.I've been running for two months now and although I don't see myself running 199 miles anytime soon, I found it very inspiring to read about someone who has.This is someone who runs marathons (26.2 miles) as training runs!Throughout the entire book, I felt as if I was right beside him, feel his pain.I think that any runner can appreciate this book.Reading this book makes you feel like this is something you can achieve.Running doesn't require much, just a pair of decent shoes, a shirt and a pair of shorts.You don't need to be built like a football player or be tall like a basketball player in order to run.You just have to want to. ... Read more

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Classic
How many of us who do extreme things like ultrarunning, long distance hiking or ultracycling have had people tell us .. "you should write a book"?Not being a real writer, or having a clue how to do it does not matter to these kind folks. Somehow, they figure that just by being certifiably insane to try things that no normal person would ever do qualifies one to write a book.

Sadly enough, in my zeal to collect every single book written by ultra runners, hikers, cyclers, walkers and a few crawlers, I can tell you that most people who wrote a book were unable to convey their experiences in a compelling way. Most are utter failures.

Luckily, a real writer shows up now and again. James E. Shapiro author of Ultramarathon beautifully describes the experience and motivation of the Long Distance runner with a prose rarely experienced in the ultra writing. He describes the history of the sport from the wobblers of the CC Pyle Races Across America, the history of Comrades, and great description of his own attempt at an American record in the 24 hour during an event at Crystal Palace in London.

Why We Run the Ultras

Why do we do it?
The idea always comes first. It begins as it must, as a perverse whim that offends the ordinary commonsense. Bit it is a bit of inspiration, a diamond grain in the shoe that demands an itch.

Shapiro goes onto interview Peter Gavuzzi who ran in CC Pyles 1928/29 races across america who describes the joy of running 45-50 miles a day for 70 straight days in the Bunion Derbies. More than a simple history of Ultrarunning, Shapiro digs deep into the mind and motivation of those driven to the Ultra sport coming closer than anybody I have read in making sense out of those who need to push beyond the normal limits of physical effort.

The book is long out of print and quite expensive, but you can get a copy. You will not find a better book on Ultrarunning.

A classic athletes manual
This book is beautifully written and portrays the suffering of an ultramarathoner in a way that makes you feel like you're out there too. Written long before ultrarunning was fashionable, this account of the writer's odyssey through the classic long races of the time forms a piece of history of Ultramarathons.Brendan Mason

Capturing the essence.
"Ultramarathon" by James Shapiro was, for a brief moment in the history of literature, THE standard by which other athletic tomes would have to measure. Long out-of-print, and only issued in paperback (as far asI know), Ultramarathon was of such quality, that Sports Illustratedmagazine saw fit to publish an excerpt, venturing down from the mountaintopand bringing to the die-hard major sports fanatic, a lyrical treatment ofendurance running. Shapiro, the primary subject of concern, authors a truemagnum opus of enduring legacy.Excelsior ! ... Read more

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Describes the history of ultramarathons and highlights eight of the most exhausting modern-day races including The Torturous 26, The Ironman Triathlon, and The Nanisivik Midnight Sun Ultra. ... Read more

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The future seems increasingly forboding with each day's bad news.  That's especially true if you plan to be around for a while.  Many believe that we are in the end of times.  ULTRAMARATHON takes a look at a small segment of life in the future.  That segment is marathon running.  The race in ULTRAMARATHON is in the year 2078.  It occurs within the framework of the 2078 world, which is very different than today.  ... Read more

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Chapters: Max Baucus, Haruki Murakami, Rosie Swale-Pope, Jason P. Lester, Lisa Smith-Batchen, Dean Karnazes, Dane Rauschenberg, Michael Wardian, Ben Hammersley, Ralph Paffenbarger, Cliff Young, Ted Corbitt, Walt Stack, Paul Reese, Bob Cooper, Richard Benyo, Scott Jurek, Andrew Skurka, Bruce Fordyce, Ferg Hawke, Arthur F. H. Newton, Ray Zahab, Wally Hayward, Joe Erskine, Ann Trason, Nikki Kimball, Jesper Olsen, Yiannis Kouros, Brian Robinson, Tim Twietmeyer, Stu Mittleman, Essie Garrett, Edit Bérces, Mavis Hutchinson, Asprihanal Pekka Aalto, Suprabha Beckjord, Clark Zealand, Marshall Ulrich, Pam Reed, David John Dodds, David Goggins, Dara O'kearney, Wolfgang Schwerk, Rimas Jakelaitis, Vladimir Kotov, Paula Mairer, Jenn Shelton, Andy Payne, Serge Girard, Takahiro Sunada, Dipali Cunningham, Sandy Barwick, Bob Brown, Achim Heukemes, Frith Van Der Merwe, Jeff Browning. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 208. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Max Sieben Baucus (born December 11, 1941) is the senior United States Senator from Montana and a member of the Democratic Party. First elected to the Senate in 1978, and as of 2010 he is the longest-serving Senator from Montana, and the sixth longest-serving U.S. Senator currently in office. As the current chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Baucus has played an influential role in the debate over health care reform in the United States. He is also chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation, and a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, where is chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Before his election to the Senate, Baucus was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1978, representing Montana's (now de...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=296933 ... Read more

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Der Erwerb des Buches enthält gleichzeitig die kostenlose Mitgliedschaft im Buchklub des Verlags zum Ausprobieren - dort können Sie von über einer Million Bücher ohne weitere Kosten auswählen. Das Buch besteht aus Wikipedia-Artikeln: Marathonlauf, 10.000-Meter-Lauf, 5000-Meter-Lauf, Halbmarathon, Straßenlauf, Ultramarathon, 3000-Meter-Lauf, Swiss Alpine Marathon, Berglauf, Stundenlauf, Deutschlandlauf, 24-Stunden-Lauf, Hermannslauf, Transeuropalauf, Ekiden, 100km-Duathlon, Waffenlauf, Spreelauf, Cooper-Test, Mann mit dem Hammer, Isarrun, Crosslauf, Etappenlauf, Swim & Run, Aquathlon, Crossduathlon,. Online finden Sie die kostenlose Aktualisierung der Bücher. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Der Marathonlauf (kurz Marathon) ist eine auf Straßen oder Wegen ausgetragene sportliche Laufveranstaltung über 42,195 Kilometer und zugleich die längste olympische Laufdisziplin in der Leichtathletik. Manche Läufe, insbesondere bei leichtathletischen Jahreshöhepunkten, führen zum Zieleinlauf ins Stadion, wo dann noch etwa eine Runde zu laufen ist. Bei Olympischen Spielen wird die Marathonstrecke seit 1896 von den Männern gelaufen (allerdings zunächst nur auf ca. 40 Kilometer Länge) und von Frauen seit 1984. Der Geschichtsschreiber Herodot berichtet über den griechischen Boten Pheidippides, der 490 v. Chr. von Athen in zwei Tagen nach Sparta gelaufen war, um Hilfe im Krieg gegen die Perser zu suchen (vergleiche hierzu Spartathlon). Daraus formten 500 Jahre danach Plutarch und Lukian von Samosata unter Berufung auf Herakleides Pontikos eine Legende, der zufolge ein Läufer sich nach dem Sieg der Athener in der Schlacht von Marathon auf den knapp 40 Kilometer langen Weg nach Athen gemacht habe und dort nach der Verkündung seiner Botschaft „Freut Euch, wir haben gesiegt" tot zusammengebrochen sei. Bei den ersten Langstreckenläufen der Neuzeit dachte niemand an diese Historie. Als Vergnügen für die Zuschauer und zur Befriedigung ihrer Wettleidenschaft ...http://booksllc.net/?l=de&id=35132 ... Read more

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Kapitel: Fallschirmspringen, Expedition, Parkour, Apnoetauchen, Ultramarathon, Bungee-Springen, Base-Jumping, Motocross, Extrembügeln, Street Luge, Course Landaise, Ultratriathlon, Klippenspringen, Stihl Timbersports, Zeittauchen, Tow-In Surfing, Speed Flying, Para-Ski, Deep Water Soloing, Sky Jump, Luftkissen-Schlitten, Höhlenwandern, Snowkajak, Extremskifahren, Bodyflying. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Motocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. Motocross is derived from the French, and traces its origins to British scrambling competitions. The name "motocross" is a portmanteau derived from the words "Motorcycle" and "Cross Country". BMX, or bicycle motocross, is the equivalent sport for non-motorized dirt bikes. Motocross was first known as a British off-road event called scrambling, which was an evolution of motorcycle trial events popular in the northern UK. The first known scramble took place at Camberley, Surrey in 1924. During the 1930s, the sport grew in popularity, especially in Britain where teams from the Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA), Norton, Matchless, Rudge, and AJS competed in the events. Off-road bikes from that era differed little from those used on the street. The intense competition over rugged terrain led to technical improvements in motorcycles. Rigid frames gave way to suspensions by the early 1930s, and swinging fork rear suspension appeared by the early 1950s, several years before it was incorporated on the majority of production street bikes. The period after the Second World War was dominated by BSA which had become the largest motorcycle company in the world. BSA riders dominated international competitions throughout the 1940s. A Maico 360 cc with air-cooled engine and twin shock absorbers on the rear suspensionIn 1952 the FIM, motorcycling's international governing body, created an individual European Championship using ...http://booksllc.net/?l=de ... Read more

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Der Erwerb des Buches enthält gleichzeitig die kostenlose Mitgliedschaft im Buchklub des Verlags zum Ausprobieren - dort können Sie von über einer Million Bücher ohne weitere Kosten auswählen. Das Buch besteht aus Wikipedia-Artikeln: Ōme-Marathon, Fukuoka-Marathon, Biwa-See-Marathon, Beppu-Ōita-Marathon, Saroma-See-100-km-Ultramarathon, Hokkaidō-Marathon, Tokyo International Women's Marathon, Nagoya-Marathon, Nagano-Marathon, Tokyo International Men's Marathon, Ōsaka-Marathon, Tokio-Marathon, Kagawa-Marugame-Halbmarathon, Yokohama-Marathon,. Online finden Sie die kostenlose Aktualisierung der Bücher. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Der Ōme-Marathon (jap. Ōme Marason) ist ein Straßenlauf in Ōme, der seit 1967 im Februar stattfindet. Er ist trotz seines Namens kein Marathon über die klassische Distanz, denn die zu bewältigende Entfernung beträgt im Hauptlauf 30 km. Zur Veranstaltung gehört auch ein 10-km-Lauf, bei dem aus der Elite allerdings nur Frauen starten; für Männer gibt es lediglich Junioren- und Seniorenwertungen. Der nach den Richtlinien von AIMS und IAAF vermessene Kurs ist eine Wendepunktstrecke, die entlang des Flusses Tama in das Gebiet des westlichen Nachbarorts Okutama führt. Das Profil ist wellig mit einer Höhendifferenz von knapp 80 m zwischen dem tiefsten und dem höchsten Punkt. Seit 1980 starten Frauen im Hauptwettbewerb. Toshihiko Seko trat bei seinem Streckenrekord von 1981 nur als Gast an und wird daher in der Siegerliste nicht aufgeführt. 1996 und 2008 musste das Rennen wegen schwerer Schneefälle abgesagt werden. Des Öfteren haben bereits Hobby-Läufer aus Ōmes Partnerstadt Boppard an dieser Veranstaltung teilgenommen. 30 km 10 km 30 km 10 km Teilnehmer im Ziel ...http://booksllc.net/?l=de&id=3866369 ... Read more

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Chapters: Comrades Marathon. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 176. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Comrades Marathon is the world's oldest and largest ultramarathon run over a distance of approximately 90 km (55.9 mi) between the capital of the Kwazulu-Natal Province of South Africa, Pietermaritzburg, and the coastal city of Durban. The direction of the race alternates each year between the up run starting from Durban and the down run starting from Pietermaritzburg. The race is run over a strenuous course which can be best described by "The Big Five". The Big Five are hills on the route of the Comrades Marathon and, on the up run they appear in the following order: Cowies Hill, Field's Hill, Botha's Hill, Inchanga, and finally, Polly Shortts. On the down run there are an equally challenging set of hills, and many runners are surprised that a race described as down still has some exceptionally tough hills to climb, including Inchanga, Alverstone, Bothas Hill and Cowies Hill. Athletes currently have 12 hours to complete the course. This was extended from 11 hours in 2003. There are a number of cut-off points along the routes which runners must reach by a prescribed time or be forced to retire from the race. A runner who has successfully completed 9 marathons wears a yellow number, while those who have completed 10 races wear a green number, which is permanently allocated to the runner for all future races. Medals are awarded to all runners completing the course in under 12 hours. Medals are currently awarded as follows: Prior to 2000, only gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded. A new medal was introduced in 2000, the Bill Rowan medal, named after the winner of the first Comrades in 1921. The medal is awarded to those achieving a time from 7hrs 30min to sub 9hrs 00min (prio...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=543924 ... Read more

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Der Erwerb des Buches enthält gleichzeitig die kostenlose Mitgliedschaft im Buchklub des Verlags zum Ausprobieren - dort können Sie von über einer Million Bücher ohne weitere Kosten auswählen. Das Buch besteht aus Wikipedia-Artikeln: Comrades Marathon, GutsMuths-Rennsteiglauf, Two Oceans Marathon, Bieler Lauftage, Swiss Alpine Marathon, Jubiläumsweg Bodenseekreis, Albmarathon, Wachau-Marathon, Müritz-Lauf, Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, Saroma-See-100-km-Ultramarathon, Rund um den Traunsee, Défi Val-de-Travers, Deutschlandlauf, 24-Stunden-Lauf, Spartathlon, Transeuropalauf, 50-km-Ultramarathon Rodgau, Spreelauf, Harzquerung, Peter-Lauf, Marathon des Sables, Badwater Ultramarathon, Isarrun, Allgäu-Panorama-Marathon, Röntgenlauf, Fidelitas Nachtlauf, Europacup der Ultramarathons, Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung, Te Houtaewa Challenge,. Online finden Sie die kostenlose Aktualisierung der Bücher. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Der Comrades Marathon ist ein Straßenlauf, der seit 1921 zwischen den südafrikanischen Städten Durban und Pietermaritzburg ausgetragen wird. Er ist der traditionsreichste und teilnehmerstärkste Ultramarathon weltweit und ein nationales Sportereignis, das in voller Länge im Fernsehen übertragen wird. Veranstalter ist die Comrades Marathon Association (CMA). Das Zeitlimit für die ungefähr 90 km lange Strecke beträgt zwölf Stunden. Von Anfang an wurde jährlich die Laufrichtung zwischen den beiden Städten gewechselt; die in Durban gestarteten Läufe werden Up Runs, die von Pietermaritzburg ausgehenden Down Runs genannt. Der Start ist traditionell vor dem Rathaus des jeweiligen Ausgangsortes. Da immer wieder verschiedene Sportstätten in den Zielorten angesteuert werden, variiert die Streckenlänge zwischen 86 und 92 km. Der Kurs, der vorwiegend der alten Hauptstraße R 103 folgt, ist, von Durban aus gesehen, durch fünf größere Anstiege charakterisiert, die als Big Five bezeichnet werden. Cowie's Hill, der erste von ihne...http://booksllc.net/?l=de&id=4621553 ... Read more

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Chapters: Track and Field Athletics, Sprint, Four-Minute Mile, Weighted Clothing, Ultramarathon, Fell Running, Mary Wittenberg, Bob Graham Round, Barefoot Running, Long Slow Distance, Trinity Great Court, Usa Track ... Read more

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Chapters: Los Angeles Marathon, San Francisco Marathon, Bay to Breakers, Badwater Ultramarathon, Dipsea Race, Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon, Western States Endurance Run, List of Annual Foot Races in California, California International Marathon, Arcadia Invitational, Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run, Big Sur International Marathon, American River 50 Mile Endurance Run, Way Too Cool 50 Kilometer, Bridge to Breakwater, Miwok 100k. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 72. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Los Angeles Marathon is an annual marathon held in Los Angeles, California since 1986. It was inspired by the success of the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles. The course is 42.195 km - 26.2 miles (42.2 km) long. Second only to the New York City Marathon, there are more spectators that come out each year than any other marathon (over 1,000,000) and cheer on the 25,000+ runners by name, thanks to personalized bibs, which were introduced in 2003. The 22 Los Angeles Marathon, run on March 4, 2007, featured a new course that begins at Universal Studios Hollywood and runs through "globally recognizable landmarks" in the Los Angeles area. For the first time, the race entered Boyle Heights on the East Side of Los Angeles, before heading back to the finish line downtown. The XXIII marathon took place on March 2, 2008. On September 25, 2008, Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt completed a deal to acquire operating rights to the Los Angeles Marathon. The basic course that will be used is the 2006 course, and the date for the XXIV Marathon was moved to Monday, May 25, 2009, Memorial Day. On July 30, 2009 the XXV Los Angeles Marathon committee announced the race would once again take place in March. On November 9, 2009, Marathon officials revealed the new 2010 Stadium to Sea c...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1574891 ... Read more