tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post340302652478879479..comments2024-03-03T22:08:00.302-08:00Comments on Front Range Rambler: All Summer in a Day: An Outdoors and Ultrarunning-Inspired Reading Listmike_hinterberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02817872376341966540noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-17679753733977723812012-10-02T08:10:18.656-07:002012-10-02T08:10:18.656-07:00Added "The Ledge" (re: Mt. Rainier) and ...Added "The Ledge" (re: Mt. Rainier) and "The Floor of Heaven" (re: Yukon Gold Rush)mike_hinterberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817872376341966540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-63431802087090416362012-07-03T11:22:50.939-07:002012-07-03T11:22:50.939-07:00Added a Jurek review. Easy, quick read, but enjoy...Added a Jurek review. Easy, quick read, but enjoyable details if you're into "The Scene" as well as character exploration and examination.mike_hinterberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817872376341966540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-75136143137196819182012-06-15T19:54:48.172-07:002012-06-15T19:54:48.172-07:00I've been excited about Jurek's book, and ...I've been excited about Jurek's book, and finally just ordered it, since it won't be in the library anytime soon and it'll be nice to check out some of the recipes (maybe).<br /><br />Steph, welcome back! River of Doubt is definitely one of my favourites. And when we were in Vail, I tried explaining the 10th Mountain Division a little bit to Alistair, since there was a statue -- "soldiers with skis," how cool is that?mike_hinterberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817872376341966540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-1909149987095735922012-06-14T15:11:31.487-07:002012-06-14T15:11:31.487-07:00That is a good list you have going there. A few o...That is a good list you have going there. A few of them I have read, but many that I haven't. I'm particularly interested in reading about the 10th Mountain Division. The River of Doubt sounds interesting as well.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12422117431214625934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-82680701688887987272012-06-07T19:48:13.804-07:002012-06-07T19:48:13.804-07:00I'm a slacker when it comes to reading, but th...I'm a slacker when it comes to reading, but that may be remedied once I go digital. <br /><br />Since it relates to diet (as well as health), I would add "Good Calories, Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes. I never dreamed a book on American dietary policy and metabolism could be interesting, but it was fascinating.<br /><br />Of course there is political/philosophical stuff, but I'll hold off on that.<br /><br />I'll second anything by Krakauer unconditionally, those books are absolutely gripping. <br /><br />"Born to Run" was a great read, and not simply because of the barefoot thesis -- which was interesting -- but because of the good story telling and because of the background on various ultra runners.<br /><br />Based on Wyatt Hornsby's <a href="http://nolimitsever.blogspot.com/2012/05/book-review-eat-run-by-scott-jurek.html" rel="nofollow">review</a> of Jurek's "Eat and Run" I'm planning on reading it also, because it too seems to be more than what it seems (which to me was only a book about diet and food).mtnrunner2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10974435572236740294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-75609868183498668322012-06-06T16:40:08.630-07:002012-06-06T16:40:08.630-07:00That would do it in, I suppose. Having been an av...That would do it in, I suppose. Having been an avid skin/scuba diver myself, I guess that made it all the better!Jon Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13061038154953861839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-24948363026692757032012-06-06T15:02:05.066-07:002012-06-06T15:02:05.066-07:00Thanks, I forgot, when initially I was going to le...Thanks, I forgot, when initially I was going to leave off fiction altogether!<br />I've read them and added them tongue-in-cheek. I had a tough time with "Again to Carthage" because the Florida lobster-diving/boat scene didn't really hook me.mike_hinterberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817872376341966540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-26285262553965602092012-06-06T14:33:56.983-07:002012-06-06T14:33:56.983-07:00Nice list! Can't forget Once A Runner and Aga...Nice list! Can't forget Once A Runner and Again to Carthage by John L. Parker. I just finished Again to Carthage (the sequel) last night. It really gets you itching to lace up and wishing you could run a 4 minute mile!<br /><br />Hope to see you back in Leadville sometime,<br />Jon from the CoffeeshopJon Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13061038154953861839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-46531051896796539842012-06-06T12:06:55.103-07:002012-06-06T12:06:55.103-07:00Great suggestion, I haven't read it -- thanks!...Great suggestion, I haven't read it -- thanks!mike_hinterberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817872376341966540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-64745069161930817952012-06-06T11:43:56.960-07:002012-06-06T11:43:56.960-07:00I'm part way through River of Doubt. Very goo...I'm part way through River of Doubt. Very good so far.<br /><br />For surfing, I liked Eddie Would Go.Justin Mockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172731732367510550noreply@blogger.com