====== Beyond the Marathon ======

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  * Author: Robert B. Boeder
  * Paperback: 135 pages
  * Publisher: Old Mountain Press (1996)
  * Language: English
  * ISBN: 1884778151

In 1994, [[runners:boeder robert|Robert Boeder]] completed the [[races:grand slam of ultrarunning|Grand Slam of trail ultrarunning]] finishing four 100 mile races in the space of 14 weeks. In "Beyond the marathon", this first person narrative, he describes the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual challenges of completing the "[[races:old dominion 100 miler|Old Dominion 100 Miler]]", the "[[races:western states 100 mile endurance run|Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run]]", the "[[races:leadville trail 100|Leadville Trail 100]]", and the "[[races:wasatch front 100 mile endurance run|Wasatch Front 100 Mile Endurance Run]]" in a single summer. Boeder continues to be an avid runner and race organizer. He has a PhD in history. After teaching for a number of years in universities in Africa and the United States, he now works for the U.S. Army at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. "A well written, quick moving adventure tale which combines both the romance and the gritty realism of ultrarunning; filled with practical knowledge for anyone attempting a trail 100 and excellent for non-runners seeking a glimpse of the ultra world".

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