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Runner? Biologist? Both? - you'll love this!January 10, 2008 Mark Wilkins(Bristol UK) This autobiography effortlessly blends the author's interests into one fascinating account. He is clearly a well renowned physiologist, and also an endurance athlete - his early experiments in sports nutrition beggar belief! I ask you - olive oil as an energy source! And beer! I read half of this book on holiday in Nova Scotia, Canada, then had to give it back to its owner. Three years later I tracked it down in Calgary - I was so pleased.
Great book for ultra-endurance sports peopleJanuary 21, 2004 1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Bernd Heinrich is a zoologist and he describes how he used his knowledge and research in this field to plan his training and nutrition when training to break the US 100km record. Did he succeed? Read the book adn find out! A fascinating insight into the relevance of the way other animals have adapted to situations requiring endurance and how that is releavnt to us humans.
Applies zoology to ultr-enduranceJanuary 21, 2004 2 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a great book if you are interested in ultra-running or endurance sport. Bernd Heinrich is a zoologist and aplies his research and knowledge in this field to planning his training and nutrition to break the US 100km record. Did he succeed? Read the book and find out! It is a truly fascinating insight into our biology and that of animals and insects.
