Title:
Endure : mind, body, and the curiously elastic limits of human performance / Alex Hutchinson ; foreword by Malcolm Gladwell.
ISBN:
9780062499868
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
Physical Description:
xi, 306 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
Mind and muscle. The unforgiving minute ; The human machine ; The central governor ; The conscious quitter ; Two hours: November 30, 2016 -- Limits. Pain ; Muscle ; Oxygen ; Heat ; Thirst ; Fuel ; Two hours: March 6, 2017 -- Limit breakers. Training the brain ; Zapping the brain ; Belief ; Two hours: May 6, 2017.
Summary:
"If you want to gain insight into the mind of great athletes, adventurers, and peak performers then prepare to be enthralled by Alex Hutchinson's Endure"--Bear Grylls. From the National Magazine Award-winning Runner's World columnist, frequent New Yorker online contributor, and Cambridge-trained physicist: a fascinating and definitive exploration of the revolutionary new science of endurance and the secrets of human performance. Alex Hutchinson, Ph.D., reveals why our individual limits may be determined as much by our head and heart, as by our muscles"-- Provided by publisher.
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OCLC Number:
on1012647794
Availability:
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