{"id":2162,"date":"2019-06-14T01:39:48","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T04:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ultramarathon.com.br\/principal\/?p=2162"},"modified":"2019-06-06T22:45:12","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T01:45:12","slug":"running-alone-the-autobiography-of-long-distance-runner-jackie-mekler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultramarathon.com.br\/principal\/running-alone-the-autobiography-of-long-distance-runner-jackie-mekler\/","title":{"rendered":"Running Alone: The Autobiography of Long-distance Runner Jackie Mekler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&#038;p=48&#038;l=ur1&#038;category=outdoorrecreation&#038;banner=1XTRE8BRWXGWQJTWPJ82&#038;f=ifr&#038;linkID=b09782a1e97693c3be82d3ef43b5dd73&#038;t=edson-20&#038;tracking_id=edson-20\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" border=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1502821842\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=1502821842&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=edson-20&#038;linkId=ef81f6bf4aa7e113cbe17ef067cdd355\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Runaway Comrade<\/a><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=edson-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=1502821842\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201%201%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" data-src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=edson-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=1502821842\" class=\" lazyload\"><br>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0639946690\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0639946690&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=edson-20&#038;linkId=de7d8f172a28145c793204b747e6c992\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ASIN=0639946690&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;ID=AsinImage&#038;WS=1&#038;Format=_SL250_&#038;tag=edson-20\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ASIN=0639946690&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;ID=AsinImage&#038;WS=1&#038;Format=_SL250_&#038;tag=edson-20\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/a><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=edson-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0639946690\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201%201%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" data-src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=edson-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0639946690\" class=\" lazyload\"><br>\nRunning Alone is the unique life story of legendary South African long-distance runner Jackie Mekler. Heart-wrenching in parts, Jackie\u2019s story unfolds to reveal a man imbibed with a fiercely competitive spirit that carried him through the often harsh experiences in an era when the first glimmerings of medical and scientific advances in the sport were emerging. That indomitable spirit coupled with his passion for running saw Jackie win five of the eleven 90km Comrades Marathons in which he competed. Unbeknown to him at the time, his self-taught ability to focus his mind on the end result was a discipline that today is recognised as visualisation, a powerful tool used by leading coaches and sportsmen and women internationally. A man who loves his privacy, he nevertheless has the ability to share a host of amusing anecdotes covering his early life, his experiences in the print industry that ended in heartbreak, and his escape to the country where he and his family enjoyed a bucolic lifestyle on his farm aptly named Camperdown. Jackie provides unique insights into the challenges that arose in many of the local and international races in which he competed, quoting media reports to provide independent opinions. Much of the where, how, and why in this work is taken directly from the detailed diaries he has maintained throughout his running career. During his many years as a long-distance runner, Jackie competed in 403 races of under standard marathon distance; 41 standard marathons (won 14) in South Africa, Canada (Empire Games), England, Scotland, Greece and Finland; and 32 ultra marathons (won 13, including Comrades, Pieter Korkie and London to Brighton). <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1502821842\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=1502821842&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=edson-20&#038;linkId=ef81f6bf4aa7e113cbe17ef067cdd355\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>READ MORE IN-&gt;<\/strong> Runaway Comrade<\/a><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=edson-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=1502821842\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201%201%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" data-src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=edson-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=1502821842\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Runaway Comrade Running Alone is the unique life story of legendary South African long-distance runner Jackie Mekler. 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