Long Distance: Testing the Limits of Body and Spirit in a Year of Living Strenuously - Softcover

McKibben, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1605291242 ISBN 13: 9781605291246

Publisher: Harmony/Rodale, 2010

Synopsis

A new edition of a classic McKibben book about what it takes to be a world-class athlete and where the true meaning of endurance can be found.
At 37, the celebrated writer and environmentalist Bill McKibben took a break from the life of the mind to put himself to the ultimate test: devoting a year to train as a competitive cross-country skier. Consulting with personal trainers, coaches, and doctors at the US Olympic Center, he followed the rigorous training regimen of a world-class athlete.
Along the way, he learned to cope with his physical limitations and, when his father was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor, discovered something about the real meaning of endurance.

Told with his trademark intelligence, humor, and honesty, Long Distance is an insightful examination of
the culture and mind-set of endurance athletes, and a moving and inspiring meditation on finding balance in our often harried lives.

About this title

Review:

Jon Krakauer author of "Into Thin Air" Bill McKibben has written a wry, wise, thought-provoking book about what it takes -- and what it means -- to endure for the long haul. It's an extended meditation on athleticism, primarily, but it's also a wonderful paean to winter, and dying with dignity, and -- perhaps above all -- leading the examined life.

About the Author:

Bil McKibben, author of the best-selling The End of Nature, has for decades been one of America's most-admired environmental writers. He lives in Ripton, VT.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harmony/Rodale
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1605291242
• ISBN 13: 9781605291246
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224