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FIVE BOOKS GUARANTEED TO GET YOU OUT OF THE HOUSE…

AND ONE GUARANTEED TO KEEP YOU IN!

Scott Ludwig’s first five books were written with the intentions of educating, motivating and inspiring others to enjoy the sport of running.  Read a chapter or two and you’ll find yourself wanting to get outside and run to find out what you’ve been missing.  The sixth book has two purposes: To keep you entertained and glued to your couch. 

·      Running through My Mind: Confessions of an Every Day Runner

Scott’s (first) autobiography chronicles his running career from 1978 through 2006, and will take you from his first three-mile run in Piedmont Park in 1978 to his 135-run across Death Valley 25 years later…and everything in-between. 

·      A Passion for Running: Portraits of the Everyday Runner

Meet 18 of Scott’s acquaintances—all of them extraordinary runners who will amaze you not only with their ability but their philosophy and insight of the sport as well.

·      A Few Degrees from Hell: The 2003 Badwater Ultramarathon

Follow the paths of 25 courageous individuals as they attempt to run from Badwater, California to the portals of Mount Whitney, a journey that will take them 135 miles through Death Valley while facing temperatures in excess of 130 degrees.

·      In It for the Long Run: A Decade with the Darkside Running Club

A collection of adventures from the first 10 years of arguably the most unique running club in the country.  The club consists of members from half of the 50 states as well as Europe and Canada who have competed at every distance and quite possibly locale possible.

·      Distance Memories: Reflections of a Life on the Run

After 130,000 miles and over 34 years of running every day, Scott’s (second) autobiography is a look back on the good, the bad and yes, even the ugly he has experienced along the way.

·      My Life: Everything but BUY THE BOOK!  Part 1  (Part 2 available Spring 2014)

Scott’s sixth book is a collection of stories—one written on each day of the first six months of 2013, that are guaranteed to make you laugh, warm your heart or simply light your fire.  Once you get start reading this book it will be hard to put it down.  

Coming in 2014:

My Life: Everything but BUY THE BOOK! Part 2

The Edge of Exhaustion: Running Ultras the only Way i Know 

Extremes: Pushing the Limits of Human Endurance (tentative; may be 2015)

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