North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail

North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail

From the author of the bestseller Eat and Run , a thrilling memoir about his grueling, exhilarating, and immensely inspiring 46-day run to break the speed record for the Appalachian Trail.

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