Runabout

What does it feel like to run a marathon?
To run an ultra-marathon 50 miles through sand, slip rock, and slot canyons?
How about 100 marathons? Held in 30 countries and 39 different US States!

RUNABOUT delivers in-depth race reports with lessons learned from long-distance running adventures around the world. Anyone who is fascinated with running will find this book offers unique insights into the running of multiple marathons and ultra-marathons on a variety of terrain. The author documents road races along with trail races run through the fields, forest and desert,over lava fields, on coastal trails and in National Parks. The book is a combination travelogue and running chronicle offering race reviews through the eyes of a woman in her 50s. This is a refreshingly personal account of a recreational runner's attempt to fulfill her goals while placing those recreational goals in the context of the evolution of the growing world of womens sport.