Article by Sam Winebaum
Lonely Planet Epic Runs of the World ($40) & Epic Runs of North America ($40)
These beautifully written and illustrated "coffee table" books by Lonely Planet, the off the beaten track adventure specialists, take the reader on 50 epic runs in each book.
Each run is an individual runner’s personal essay about the run and each is followed by three “More Like This” runs, so a total 150 runs per book.
Races, parks, cities, coastlines, mountains, trails, and cultures there are dozens of intriguing discoveries in each book. I even found a local race I am familiar with the Newburyport Yankee Homecoming 10 Mile Race. Why included?
It's an epic mid summer, always brutally hot tour of a scenic New England colonial port. The author's take is totally spot on having done the race several times.
The books are loaded with great run ideas to dream about and do.
150 runs per book in fact!, all told from a personal perspective.
Epic Runs books are the ultimate gift for the adventurous road or trail runner who dreams and explores and wants to venture beyond the stats.
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