Book description
National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Jennifer Pharr Davis unlocks the secret to maximizing perseverance--on and off the trail
Jennifer Pharr Davis, a record holder of the FKT (fastest known time) on the Appalachian Trail, reveals the secrets and habits behind endurance as she chronicles her incredible accomplishments in the…
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Why read it?
1 author picked The Pursuit of Endurance as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book stands apart from the rest of my selections because it isn’t a personal memoir, but a history of the sport—specifically a history of records held on the Appalachian Trail.
I loved getting a holistic top-down look at how records have been set and fallen in the last 40 years or so on one of the [now] most competitive trails.
I’ve always been fascinated by the cultural obsession with the AT, and it was my first trail love, so it was so interesting to read about legends of the trail whose names will surely have crossed your awareness if…
From Christine's list on Christine Reed's favorite record-breaking memoirs by women on trails.
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