The End of the Trail: A 100 Mile Running Odyssey

The author, a runner of average ability, describes his running of the 1986 Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run, the country's most well known ultra endurance running event. The story was written twenty years after he completed the race, and he looks back and shows how the race has becme a metaphor for his own life. This account takes the reader literally step by step through every section of his race toward his destiny with the finish line. You will live his high and low points during the race, the physical and mental obstacles he faces, and his thoughts about the race and life as he runs on the trail. The many hours he spends during the day and nighttime hours is a memorable experience, one of great determination to reach the finish line.