Appendix: Recommended Resources and Further Reading

Websites/Blogs

American Trail Running Association: trailrunner.com

I Run Far: iRunFar.com

The Runner’s Trip (the author’s personal trail-running and travel blog): TheRunnersTrip.com

Trail Runner magazine: trailrunnermag.com

UltraRunning magazine: ultrarunning.com

UltraRunnerPodcast: ultrarunnerpodcast.com

Recommended Books on Trail Running and Ultrarunning

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (2009) by Christopher McDougall. Alfred A. Knopf; New York, NY.

Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness (2013) by Scott Jurek. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Boston, MA.

Grand Trail: A Magnificent Journey to the Heart of Ultrarunning and Racing (2016) by Frederic Berg and Alexis Berg. VeloPress; Boulder, CO.

How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle (2015) by Matt Fitzgerald. VeloPress; Boulder, CO.

Nowhere Near First: Ultramarathon Adventures from the Back of the Pack (2016) by Cory Reese. Self-published.

Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons (2011) by Bryon Powell. Breakaway Books, Halcottville, NY.

Training Essentials for Ultrarunning (2016) by Jason Koop. VeloPress; Boulder, CO.

The Ultra Mindset: An Endurance Champion’s 8 Core Principles for Success in Business, Sports, and Life (2015) by Travis Macy. Da Capo Press; Boston, MA.

Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner (2006) by Dean Karnazes. Penguin Books; New York, NY.

Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running (2016) by Meghan M. Hicks and Byron Powell. Human Kinetics; Champlain, IL.