![]() ![]() For being a simply - but beautifully - illustrated book, it is quite lengthy at over 270 pages! Those pages are put to good use, though, covering pretty much everything you’d want to know about trail running: how to fuel, finding a shoe that fits well, fine-tuning your stride for particular terrain, what gear you’ll need, how to avoid and treat injury, and more. ![]() ![]() Picture books aren’t just for kids, as proven in this new illustrated manual by Doug Mayer and Brian Metzler. Get Out and Back: A Runner's Story of Survival Against All Odds Trail Running Illustrated: The Art of Running Free ![]() Allen is incredibly candid throughout the text, and while not everyone has sustained such injuries, everyone has challenges they’ve faced, and this book is great for anyone facing big issues in their own lives. Years later, Allen has healed and come back with a vengeance to trail running, recently winning the incredibly difficult 2021 Madeira Island Ultra-Trail.Īllen’s book, Out and Back: A Runner’s Story of Survival Against All Odds, chronicles not only her physical recovery, but also her mental journey. It was at the latter that she fell over 150 feet down a rocky cliff and nearly died. Back in 2017, Allen was rated as a top female skyrunner in the world, tackling courses like Broken Arrow, The Rut, Ultra Pirineu, and Tromsø Skyrace. If you are even tangentially involved in the trail and ultra worlds, odds are you’ve heard Hillary Allen’s story. Out and Back: A Runner’s Story of Survival Against All Odds What better time to inspire you to seize the day - and the trails - than with these books about running? Tales of injury and rehabilitation, illustrated pages of outdoor fun, lists for the short attention span, and manuals of training plans - we’ve got a few book suggestions for everyone, all of which were published in 2021. Now it’s time to rest, spend time with our families and friends, and curl up with a good book. What a year! We got back to racing, navigated another year of the COVID-19 pandemic, watched trail running and ultrarunning records drop, and heard stories from inspiring runners from around the world. Here we are, at the end of all things … well, the end of 2021, anyway. ![]()
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