
Running Man
A Memoir
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Charlie Engle
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Charlie Engle
A compulsively listenable, remarkably candid memoir from world-class ultramarathon runner Charlie Engle chronicling his globe-spanning races, his record-breaking run across the Sahara Desert, and how running helped him overcome drug addiction and an unjust stint in federal prison.
After a decade-long addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol, Charlie Engle hit bottom with a near-fatal six-day binge that ended in a hail of bullets. As Engle got sober, he turned to running, which became his lifeline, his pastime, and his salvation. He began with marathons, and when marathons weren't far enough he began to take on ultramarathons, races that went for 35, 50, and sometimes hundreds of miles, traveling to some of the most unforgiving places on earth to race. The Matt Damon-produced documentary Running the Sahara followed Engle as he led a team on a harrowing, record-breaking 4,500 mile run across the Sahara Desert, which helped raise millions of dollars for charity.
Charlie's growing notoriety led to an investigation and a subsequent unjust conviction for mortgage fraud. Engle would spend 16 months in federal prison in Beckley, West Virginia. While in jail he pounded the small prison track, running endlessly in circles. Soon his fellow inmates were joining him, struggling to keep their spirits up in dehumanizing circumstances.
In Running Man, Charlie Engle tells the gripping, surprising, funny, emotional, and inspiring story of his life, detailing his setbacks and struggles - from coping with addiction to serving time in prison - and how he blazed a path to freedom by putting one foot in front of the other. This is a propulsive, raw, and triumphant story about finding the threshold of human endurance - and transcending it.
©2016 Charlie Engle (P)2016 Simon & SchusterListeners also enjoyed...



















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Epic and entertaining!
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Fantastic book!
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Very honest autobiography,good narration, Too many F-bombs
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wow
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Very enjoyable ...
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Fantastic story, excellent performance
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Inspirational, hard, and stripped down.
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First, Charlie does not hold back. He gives you his story in its raw form. Whether you like it or not, his addictive personality is told to where you understand his troubles.
His life story is quite extraordinary and he does an amazing job of weaving his races within the book to where you feel every aching step.
Kudos to you Charlie. You are right, after watching ‘Running the Sahara’, I did think you were not a nice guy. But after your book I can see your side of the story.
Great read about an amazing journey
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Incredible story!
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Frankly the addiction portion was difficult to get through because of the bad life choices that were made, but it made the contrasting portion so poignant.
I highly recommend this book !
unexpectedly excellent book
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