Monday, May 30, 2011

Great Ultrarunning Article!

Check out the article on page 156 here:

It is written by my good friend and pacer Andy Roth and features photographs from the always iconoclastic Larry Gassan.

Enjoy!

3 comments:

johnmichael said...

Awesome article! Does he have anything else published? I did a quick google search but didn't come up with much...I'd love to read more if it is out there. Reminds me of a book I read a while back called 'Iron John,' about the absence of ritual in our modern-day lives, and the negative effect that has had, specifically (in this particular book) on men. Great read - thanks!

Andrew said...

Thanks for the shout out, AJW!

In answer to John Michael: This is my only publication on ultras and running. It developed out of a Sociology of Religion class I taught at Sonoma State University. My other published work appears mostly in sociology journals, on topics like news media, politics, and the environment.

But I heartily recommend reading Leslie Jamison's excellent essay, "The immortal horizon," on the Barkley Marathons. It's first-rate.
http://www.believermag.com/issues/201105/?read=article_jamison

johnmichael said...

Nice - thanks! Just found this race report that touches on the aspects of community and pain: http://trailmonsterrunning.com/733/barkley-marathons-race-report-2011