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This is not a criticism of Mr. Roll, who may have saved himself through his insanity. But even though Roll writes as if anyone who converts to a healthy vegan diet can achieve the same endurance feats he has, the fact remains that he has transformed himself into one of the most unique athletes in the world. Consider: in less than half a decade, Roll transforms himself from a cheeseburger-slurping couch potato recovering from a decade of major-league alcohol abuse into one of the first two guys to complete the EPIC5.

What is the EPIC5, you ask? To put this in perspective, an individual Ironman is the feat of a lifetime and includes - in one day - the following: 2. Most fitness fanatics never even bother with an Ironman, while for others completing a single race is their life's defining moment.

Roll slightly misses his goal by needing two rest days, but he still completes the EPIC5 in seven days. This is insane, and something that only a truly unique personality would even consider, much less finish. Indeed, the most frustrating part of Roll's book is his unwillingness to accept how special he is, even as he's telling you this remarkable story.

And it is remarkable. Ultimately Roll's repeated insistence that he's just a regular guy - Roll is invariably "amazed" when he does well or when he sees that someone is cheering on his athletic endeavors, so much so that I started blacking out the word each time he used it - smacks of false modesty.

However, it may give some insight into his character, as Roll drops many hints that he likes drama and craves attention. Full disclosure - if Roll had stricken "amazed" from his narrative and used about half as many adjectives, I'd probably give this book 5 stars.

Read "Finding Ultra" for the story, not the style. Roll gives the credit to his mid-life transformation to his PlantPower diet - a self-generated diet based solely on plants. Roll goes to great lengths to explain how you can be "vegan" and still eat incredibly unhealthy foods. Roll skewers notions that athletes must get their protein from animals, that eggs and cheese are good for you, and that much sports nutrition wisdom is actually misinformation.

But "Finding Ultra" is not a fascinating read because it's got dietary suggestions - it's because Roll makes such a tremendous shift to become an elite endurance athlete. True, he pays mere lip service to the impact Roll's fitness mania has on his family - he says how much he loves his kids, even as he more or less ignores them. But "Finding Ultra" is a rare glimpse inside the head of a world-class athlete who appreciates the second chance he gave himself to be the kind of man he always wanted to be.

Highly recommended for anyone caught in a middle-age fitness struggle or who wants a little dietary inspiration. I hedged on whether to buy and read this book, having read some of the negative reviews of the book on Amazon. Perhaps I was overly influenced by them, but I found myself as irritated as the reviewers by Roll's narcissism.

He mightily tries to show how completely he screwed up his life in a descent into alcoholism and rehab, and yet one can't help but notice that he has a deep, selfless support structure that helps him pick himself up, stays with him during the tough times, and then accompanies I hedged on whether to buy and read this book, having read some of the negative reviews of the book on Amazon.

He mightily tries to show how completely he screwed up his life in a descent into alcoholism and rehab, and yet one can't help but notice that he has a deep, selfless support structure that helps him pick himself up, stays with him during the tough times, and then accompanies him on his races. Roll frequently expresses his gratitude and admits he could be an asshole at times; he acknowledges his addictive tendencies; and yet unlike Scott Jurek in his much more self-aware autobiography EAT AND RUN, Roll rarely stops but moves on to more success.

Roll's achievements, especially that of completing five Ironmen runs in under seven days—are impressive. But I would have liked to hear more about his remarkable partner in that race, Jason Lester, who was unable to use his right arm, and whose challenges were that much greater. Roll's commitment and passion for his vegan diet are admirable, and his single-mindedness worth paying attention to.

It obviously takes a Type-A personality to do these kinds of runs. But Roll's wish to become superathletic seems less a comment on "rejecting middle age" as an extension of an addictive personality—a facet that he doesn't explore.

If anything, the book is premature: more races and more time might give Roll a deeper perspective on the arc of his whole life rather than the six years or so he's been competing. Wish it had been better. The book was great when Rich Roll stopped telling his autobiographical story and focused on racing. In the last 50 pages, Roll writes about his participation in Epic 5. He and Jason Lester a disabled athlete completed five iron distance triathlons on five Hawaiian islands.

The original idea was to do it in 5 days, but I think they did it in seven. That was good stuff. That is just a matter of my personal taste and the kinds of people and stories I want to read about it. I was irritated almost from the very beginning.

The book begins with a dramatic race. I loved the beginning. It left me excited to read the book, but then, he continues with an overview of his transformation from middle aged, out of shape junk food attack to lean, vegetarian athlete. The backstory is that he had been increasing his exercise level a bit, but not running a whole lot. Prepared for only a short jog, one day, he goes on a trail and runs for 24 miles without food or water. The run was wonderful, and it changed the course of his life.

There is a limit to the amount of glycogen in our muscles. When glycogen is depleted, a person will have a very hard time moving forward. That is a physical fact. With training, a person could run 24 miles without food or water. If he would have said 20 miles, I would have been skeptical, but would have thought it was possible—maybe even 21 miles, but 24 miles is beyond the physical capabilities of an untrained body.

Second, if an untrained person did run 24 miles at a pretty good clip which is what he claims , even with proper nutrition, the next day that person would be very sore. Roll would have been so sore, that it would have been impossible to forget.

Does it matter if he ran 10, 15, 20 or 24 miles? I think it does. It set the tone for the rest of the story. How much honesty could I really expect? He went on to tell the story of his decline into alcoholism.

It is a story of a man with absolutely everything imaginable. He had a loving family with lots of money. He went to the best schools. He had talent and the God given disposition to seek excellence in his sport. Instead of living the good life and taking his talent to the Olympics, he made choices that would have landed any person of color in jail for the rest of his life.

For ex. What it comes down to is that I have no patience for rich people manufacturing a chaotic life for no reason. At that point in the the book, Roll tells of his entry into the world of endurance athletics. He, immediately, signed up for a marathon that he is unable to complete it due to lack of fitness and DNFs.

He didn't try to figure out what went wrong. He just signed up for another marathon and DNFd, again. Instead of doing what would seem reasonable to anyone like maybe buying a book on training and conquering the marathon distance, he decides that in a mere 6 months he is going to train for one of the most elite ultra races in the world. It involves running not one but the equivalent distance of two marathons after days of swimming and biking.

It is an invitational, so he calls the race director, and she just agrees to let him participate with absolutely no experience and two DNFs on the only two running races he'd ever attempted. He then, of course, hires one of the best trainers in the country. People train for years to enter elite races. What he did was essentially the same as donating your way into Boston. His actions here describe who he is—privileged with expectations that the world bend to his whims and desires.

I will most definitely finish this book, but it is going to have to go on the back burner for a while. Nov 22, Cristin rated it did not like it Shelves: Rich is one of the most self-absorbed, whiny and self-aggrandizing jerks I've ever read. He pretends to understand the immense privilege he has, but comes off as clueless.

There's even multiple excruciating paragraphs in which he pouts that someone bought him Thai food instead of organic vegan whole food smoothies or something. Get a grip dude, you are completely insufferable. Inspiring story. As a vegan and a very amateur runner myself, I enjoy reading accounts from vegan athletes.

It is important to note though, that Rich Roll didn't simply go from couch potato to completing five Ironman-length triathlons in a week's time on "plant power" alone. He has a will of iron, and significant athletic experience from childhood, as he meticulously documents.

He also managed to graduate from Cornell law school and get a job in a high-profile law firm while not only eating th Inspiring story. He also managed to graduate from Cornell law school and get a job in a high-profile law firm while not only eating the standard American junk food diet, but also suffering from the increasingly debilitating effects of alcoholism.

I did appreciate the emphasis on eating unprocessed foods, though some of the concoctions he advocates may sound off-putting to those not keen on the idea of "drinking a salad for breakfast". Also, having just read The Starch Solution by Dr. John A. McDougall whose web site is in the reference section of Rich Roll's book , I must quibble with his continued caution against eating "starchy, nutrient-poor foods".

Many of the foods Rich describes eating, including lentils, quinoa, yams, beans, and brown rice, are both starchy and nutrient-rich.

I was not really expecting to enjoy this book a whole lot because it came off as somewhat self-promotional he and his wife sell vegan supplements and also the subtitle kind of grated on my nerves, even though that's a publishing decision.

And, in fact, there were whole sections of this book that got on my nerves because it sounded a bit like listening to a dry drunk. That said, the actual story of Roll's remarkable achievements in completing two Ultraman events and the EPIC5 friend-designed se I was not really expecting to enjoy this book a whole lot because it came off as somewhat self-promotional he and his wife sell vegan supplements and also the subtitle kind of grated on my nerves, even though that's a publishing decision.

That said, the actual story of Roll's remarkable achievements in completing two Ultraman events and the EPIC5 friend-designed series of triathlons was really interesting and I hate to say it I was hoping for inspiration but I gave up on this book after 50 pages or so.

Rich Roll talked as if overcoming his addictions and changing his lifestyle were huge but I felt like he just shifted his addiction from alcohol to exercise. Which is obviously a positive change but I feel like his personality leant towards becoming obsessively athletic. And he acted like there was nothing special about him but I'm sorry, being able to go out and run 24 miles without any prior training is not normal. H I was hoping for inspiration but I gave up on this book after 50 pages or so.

He is definitely biologically at an advantage. Kind of a Rich Roll loves himself monologue. I think there was a lesson mention about the importance of family but it seems like everything he talked about his family was either not present or just there to sit around and support him on these 'epic' adventures Kind of a Rich Roll loves himself monologue.

I think there was a lesson mention about the importance of family but it seems like everything he talked about his family was either not present or just there to sit around and support him on these 'epic' adventures It's less a book about becoming an elite athlete than a journey through one man's life and its roller coaster. It is some of the most interesting reading about alcoholism I have read. Roll obviously gets his author-inspiration from Scott Jurek and his book "Eat and Run" even borrowing Jurek's beginning, a "crash" moment in the middle of the larger story of an ultra-runner's life.

Though he gets his inspiration from Jurek, his writing isn't as precise and tends to be more of a chore to read. As one in recovery, Roll talks a lot about the spirituality of running and how spirituality is a necessary component of recovery.

His message may find a lot of interest from the "spiritual, but not religious" crowd as his says things like, "I prayed to God. Finally, the main reason I only gave this book two stars is because the whole second half of the book once he's become sober and started training for his life as an ultra athlete feels like one long commercial for his line of nutritional products. It seems like at least once every other page, he's mentioning one of his products and how the reader can buy it.

It's really annoying and feels like it was the point of the book. I requested an advance reading copy of this book, since I am 1 middle-aged, 2 a runner and 3 know I should eat better. There's a lot to like about this book, but I think it tries too hard to do too much. Part battle-against-alcohol memoir, part athletic training memoir, part vegan diet advice, Finding Ultra simply shoots for too wide an audience.

Roll's accomplishments are impressive, but come on, he was already a near-Olympic class athlete before he ditched alcohol and went vegan. His len I requested an advance reading copy of this book, since I am 1 middle-aged, 2 a runner and 3 know I should eat better. The best part of the book, for me, was Roll's conversion to the vegan diet and his recommendations for readers looking for more information.

It was definitely five stars of inspiration. I loved the detailed descriptions of his training and nutrition, his gear, and especially his in the moment experience of being in the ultra races, where we get to see inside the mind of self-discipline and endurance. I ate up this book in nearly one sitting. I give it four stars overall though because the final leg of this story has a best supporting actor and the other part of the story I ached for was missing.

The greatest ultra challenge that Rich It was definitely five stars of inspiration. The greatest ultra challenge that Rich accomplishes, the EPIC5, he does with one of his closest friends and ultra partners, Jason Lester. And though Jason is mentioned every few moments while Rich is on the trail with him, the comments are no deeper than "Jason says come on man we're almost there," or, "I look over and see Jason's face and I know he feels the same way.

That said, I fell in love with Jason anyway and I would highly recommend this book to anyone. The overall story of dedication, endurance, self-mastery, and becoming one's true self, was deeply inspiring. At the end of the book, he includes an appendix describing his nutritional approach.

After reading the moment by moment descriptions of his extreme exhaustion during ironman and ultra challenges I was shocked by how quickly he experienced a recharge after eating his plantpower meals.

I am huge fan of the paleo approach to eating but I was really blown away by how nourishing plants alone can be. Eating only plants and supplementing with the smallest amount of vegan supplement powders, Rich has built a body of solid muscle and awe-inspiring endurance.

I am definitely forever changed from having read this book. So what do you do when you suddenly discover that you are middle-age, overweight, and out of shape--huffing and puffing when you climb a flight of stairs? If you are Rich Roll, then you go on a nutrition regimen, start training, and immediately register for a marathon race! Soon after that, he trains for an iron-man race, which consists of a 2. But Rich Roll doesn't stop there. He trains for the Epic-5 challenge.

T So what do you do when you suddenly discover that you are middle-age, overweight, and out of shape--huffing and puffing when you climb a flight of stairs? This is not a race, exactly, but an incredible challenge. It consists of finishing five iron-man races on five consecutive days, on five different islands in Hawaii! He finds that it is a challenge to his will power, his stamina, and even logistics. Roll, fortunately, had a lot of support from his family--his wife was very supportive.



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