The Start-When Life Begins Again
The Rush-and the Dilemma of Pacing
What Are My Running Shoes For? The Journey from Barefoot Hunter to "Boots on the Ground" to Where I Am Now
The Art of Breathing and the Music of Motion: Do My Feet Have Eyes of Their Own?
With a Little Help from Our Friends: The Not-So-Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
Learning from Quarterbacks: The Slower-Is-Faster Phenomenon
Redemption: A Recovering Strength for the Human Runner-and for the Human Race
Becoming a Persistence Hunter: The Long Day of Tracking, the Grateful Kill, the Celebration
The Energy-Supply Illusion: Carbo-Loading, Body Heat, and Naked Skin
10. A Boiled-Potato Miracle
Burning Fat in a Carbohydrate Fire: A Secret of the Inca Messengers
Negotiating with Fatigue-and Turning Long Hours into Moments
Seeing Around Bends: We Came, We Envisioned… We Got Disconnected
The Blessing and Curse of Competition: Why Vince Lombardi Was Dead Wrong
If You Fall, Then You Crawl. What Is It About Finishing?
Notes for an Aspiring Ultrarunner