(DOWNLOAD) "Long Distance" by Bill McKibben " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Long Distance
- Author : Bill McKibben
- Release Date : January 26, 2010
- Genre: Sports & Outdoors,Books,Winter Sports,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 1497 KB
Description
A new edition of a classic 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.