The Extra Mile: One Woman's Personal Journey to Ultrarunning Greatness

Pam Reed tells her inspiring story with straightforward candor. She reveals how she overcame a 15-year bout with anorexia. How she juggles marriage, directorship of a major U.S. city marathon and the breakneck schedule of raising kids by turning her life's greatest source of solace and serenity—running—into her consuming passion and her mark of excellence. How she is able to cast aside her own self-doubts and the severe discomfort of ultra events as she races to victory. Reed explores issues of control, love, and pain and the ability to survive emotional and physical challenges. And she offers hard-won wisdom about discovering one's greatest potential. Women and men, runners and armchair athletes—all will find Reed's story of endurance and athletic prowess to be a provocative and inspirational read.