· A compulsively readable, remarkably candid memoir from world class ultra-marathon runner Charlie Engle chronicling his globe-spanning races, his record-break. · Charlie Engle has run across the Sahara. He’s served time in prison. He’s remained sober from a debilitating alcohol and drug addiction for 26 years. Most of us can’t relate to the feats Charlie has accomplished, but we can all learn from his experiences and his wisdom. In the time of COVID, we could all benefit from a bit of www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 1 min. Here’s a book that will make your life seem boring. This week I finished the Running Man by Charlie Engle. This book is a memoir about the life of Charlie Engle – and what a life! After a decade-long addition to crack cocaine and alcohol, Charlie hits bottom .
Charlie Engle. Charlie Engle is a world-renowned ultra-marathon runner, having won or placed in some of the planet's most punishing long-distance footraces. In , Matt Damon produced and narrated Running the Sahara, a film about Engle and his successful bid to become the first person to run miles across the Sahara Desert. Charlie Engle was born on Septem, to mother Rebecca Ranson and father Richard Engle. His parents were students at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) when Engle was born. In eighth grade, Engle ran his first mile in under five minutes for the first time. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Running Man by Charlie Engle (, Hardcover) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
A compulsively readable, remarkably candid memoir from world class ultra-marathon runner Charlie Engle chronicling his globe-spanning races, his record-break. 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. Charlie Engle has run across the Sahara. He’s served time in prison. He’s remained sober from a debilitating alcohol and drug addiction for 26 years. Most of us can’t relate to the feats Charlie has accomplished, but we can all learn from his experiences and his wisdom. In the time of COVID, we could all benefit from a bit of self-evaluation.
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