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Running Man
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Charlie Engle
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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A compulsively listenable, remarkably candid memoir from world-class ultramarathon runner Charlie Engle chronicling his globe-spanning races, his record-breaking run across the Sahara Desert, and how running helped him overcome drug addiction and an unjust stint in federal prison.
After a decade-long addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol, Charlie Engle hit bottom with a near-fatal six-day binge that ended in a hail of bullets. As Engle got sober, he turned to running, which became his lifeline, his pastime, and his salvation. He began with marathons, and when marathons weren't far enough he began to take on ultramarathons, races that went for 35, 50, and sometimes hundreds of miles, traveling to some of the most unforgiving places on earth to race. The Matt Damon-produced documentary Running the Sahara followed Engle as he led a team on a harrowing, record-breaking 4,500 mile run across the Sahara Desert, which helped raise millions of dollars for charity.
Charlie's growing notoriety led to an investigation and a subsequent unjust conviction for mortgage fraud. Engle would spend 16 months in federal prison in Beckley, West Virginia. While in jail he pounded the small prison track, running endlessly in circles. Soon his fellow inmates were joining him, struggling to keep their spirits up in dehumanizing circumstances.
In Running Man, Charlie Engle tells the gripping, surprising, funny, emotional, and inspiring story of his life, detailing his setbacks and struggles - from coping with addiction to serving time in prison - and how he blazed a path to freedom by putting one foot in front of the other. This is a propulsive, raw, and triumphant story about finding the threshold of human endurance - and transcending it.
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- Marcus
- 04-11-16
Inspiring
Inspiring story from a man who has lived life to the full... I'm now going out for a run. Brilliant.
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- Mr M F White
- 28-09-21
Incredible story
I really enjoyed this audio book. I listened to it whilst running myself and it put my aches and pains into perspective reading about the many, running and non running, challenges Charlie Ingle has faced.
I was not sure by the end quite what I thought about him but the story was compelling and he is without doubt an extraordinary individual on many levels.
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- jordan taylor
- 31-01-20
awe inspiring
absoloutely loved this book, my favourite so far, easy listening and gripping at same time
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- Kanishka Sinha
- 13-10-20
Just an incredible story
Inspiring tale of someone who kicked drug addiction, who pushed himself to extremes of human endurance, and who survived the trial of an unfair jail sentence to come out stronger.
As the story continued I became more and more mesmerized.
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- Tri Jules
- 14-10-17
Great story, well narrated
What a story. It seems that ultra running and addiction are often close cousins and this really explores that space. Fascinating stuff and to hear the author narrating himself some really difficult areas was really something.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-04-19
Great Read
loved it! well written, well read and captivating. inspiring of what can be achieved against the odds.
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- Kukkonen
- 06-09-17
Captivating
It has been long time, but there it is once again :a perfect listen.. This can be useful for so many people who are struggling in their lifes. Thank you so much for this story.
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- samantha
- 24-04-22
Amazing story.
A great book, inspiring, sad, funny. Even if you are not a runner, you can learn and be inspired
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- Anonymous User
- 02-10-22
lost for words
not often do i leave a review but this is somthing else. A truly inspirational listen. it's going to be hard to find my next book to come anywhere near this
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- Antoinette
- 21-11-22
Great story!
At first you may wonder where the story is going but it's a great narrative. Worth listening till the end!
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