Kevin McFaul

Two of the three storylines are really interesting and nostalgic. You could have done without the record exec storyline.

It is fine. Some interesting stuff but hopefully people don't try to emulate some of his stories as he often comes across as an asshole.

For such a highly rated book I was expecting something revelatory, I didn't get that.

Interesting story. Not sure entirely what the main take away messages should be from a sporting or anthropology perspective

There is now of course contention around this book.

Is it all true or the only cause probably not.

Does he offer good suggestions I think so.

If you have been in or followed the ultra scene for any amount of time there is nothing new here for you.

The author found a way to have someone else pay for him to race and get into UTMB.

One take away is the amount of talk about mental struggles in races and yet way more time spent discussing running form than mental training to improve his performance/enjoyment of racing long distance.

This is history with a dash of hip hop. If you want more hip hop origins with some historical context I would recommend the big pay back

It's more like a 3.5. The first and third parts are great the section on the four horsemen is dense and not necessarily relevant or actionable for most.

It's fine. Nothing new or really compelling about the writing or story.

The moral seems to be run your life the same way you would run a company.

Its fine, some insightful things. I feel like this is more of a reference manual than a book to be read cover to cover in a sitting

Some interesting Rugby stories. Mostly a compilation of pre existing ideas from other thinkers.

You don't know, now you know.

So much detail into the early days including Radio which was fantastic.

Some interesting research and statistics but nothing insightful or new that hasn't been said before.

If you want a good one stop shop for this type of content this is a great place to start.

after a decade of listening to podcast about endurance sport felt like a lot of stuff I had heard before.

More of a 3.5, would have enjoyed the narrative to weave between all the bands instead of one band per chapter.

Usually politics is the side story to pop culture. This is the opposite

A must read/listen for even the casual fan of the band.

Confirmed what I had always felt that yauch was truly an amazing human and the world is less interesting without him.

Audiobook is fantastic