Relentless Forward Progress

A Guide to Running Ultramarathons

By: Bryon Powell

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

Marathons have become too easy for some runners. What was once the pinnacle of achievement in a runner's life is now a stepping stone for extraordinary adventure in ultramarathoning. The number of ultrarunners - those running distances of 50k (31 miles), 50 miles, 100k (62 miles), or 100 miles - is growing astronomically each year.

Dean Karnazes's Ultramarathon Man and Chris McDougall's Born to Run have inspired tens of thousands to try these seemingly superhuman distances. But to date, there has been no practical guide to ultramarathoning. Now, Bryon Powell has written Relentless Forward Progress, the first how-to manual for aspiring ultrarunners.

Powell covers every aspect of training for and racing ultra distances. This encyclopedic volume prepares runners for going farther than they have ever gone before and, in the process, shows them that they are capable of the "impossible."

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

©2011 Bryon Powell (P)2018 Tantor

Good but too basic

This is a good book if you are new or have never run an ultra. For myself, I have run several ultras, made my training plans, and read a lot of scientific material about ultra running so I don't think I was able to take anything new away from this book.

It would help if narrated by the author and had more advice on training about different workouts.

Inspiring - Author breaks down the "impossible "

into bite size bits doable bits. Describe what to expect and how to get through.

Great info!

This book is packed with great information and advice on how to run an ultra. The training plan that comes with the book is simple and a great guide to begin a training program. If you're thinking about going the ultra distances. Check out this audio book!

Some helpful insight here.

Great to listen to some chapters when running. I found it helpful to look at the chapters and bounce around.

Great info for running long

Tons of great information for beginner and veteran runners alike. A decent performance for what could be a slow read at times. This book will help build a solid knowledge base to get out and run long or enter your first ultra. Having run more than ten various ultra distance races I still get useful reminders when I go back and read this book again after a hard race.

Ultra runner most have

This book contains very important information about ultra running and longevity to stay in the sport of running for many many years.

Good for those with zero running knowledge

This is an average how to book on trail running. All of this information is online and probably easier to obtain than listening to the audio book. I would suggest buying the hard copy of this book vs the audio book if you really wan this. It is a basic instructional.

Great book but annoying voice

If you’re thinking of running an ultra, this is a good book to snag. Personally the narrator’s voice was really annoying, but I was able to get through it. I would still recommend.

If you need motivation or help to start training..

This book was very helpful with my training for my first Ultra. I was a bit discouraged about some of his opinions but I understand why he holds his opinion about training. I've never been in a single sport and I'm clueless about how to train/practice and this book helped with that

Bonus PDF

Enjoyed the program. But would have liked the bonus PDF and all the training plans mentioned by the author in this book. Otherwise it is incomplete.