Run or Die: The Inspirational Memoir of the World's Greatest Ultra-Runner, Kilian Jornet
This is a book written from the heart of the world's greatest endurance runner, for whom life presents one simple choice: Run. Or die.
In "RUN OR DIE" author Jornet shares his passion, inviting readers into a fascinating world rich with the beauty of rugged trails and mountain vistas, the pulse-pounding drama of racing, and a fierce love for sport and the landscapes through which he runs.
About the author; Kilian Jornet is a world champion ultrarunner and ski mountaineer from Catalonia, Spain. Born in 1987, he was raised in the shadow of the Spanish Pyrenees. By age 5 he had completed the ascent of Aneto, the Pyrenees highest peak. Among his many accomplishments in trail and ultra running, he is the four-time champion of Europe s Skyrunner World Series, three-time champion of the grueling Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, and 2011 winner of the world s oldest 100-mile race, the Western States Endurance Run in California s Sierra Nevada. He has set speed records on mountains across the globe, including Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak.
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