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Read by Rich RollBlackstone Audio Unabridged MP39  hoursand47 minutes Finding Ultra is Rich Rolls incredible-but-true account of achieving one of the most awe-inspiring midlife physical transformations ever.One cool evening in October 2006, the night before he was to turn  forty, Rich experienced a chilling glimpse of his future. Nearly fifty  pounds overweight at the time and unable to climb the stairs without  stopping, he could see where his current sedentary lifestyle was taking  him.Most of us, when granted such a moment of clarity, look the other waybut not Rich.Plunging into a new way of eating that made processed foods off-limits  and that prioritized plant nutrition, and vowing to train daily, Rich  morphedin a matter of mere monthsfrom out-of-shape midlifer to endurance machine.  When one morning ninety days into his physical overhaul, Rich left the  house to embark on a light jog and found himself running a near  marathon, he knew he had to scale up his goals.How many of us take up a sport at age forty and compete for the title of the worlds best within two years? Finding Ultra recounts  Richs remarkable journey to the starting line of the elite Ultraman  competition, which pits the worlds fittest humans against each other in  a 320-mile ordeal of swimming, biking, and running. And following that  test, Rich conquered an even greater one: the Epic5five  Ironman-distance triathlons, each on a different Hawaiian island, all  completed in less than a week.But Finding Ultra is  much more than an edge-of-the-seat look at a series of jaw-dropping  athletic featsand much more than a practical training manual for those  who would attempt a similar transformation. Yes, Richs account  rivetsand, yes, it instructs, providing information that will be  invaluable to anyone who wants to change their physique. But this book  is most notable as a powerful testament to human resiliency, for as we  learn early on, Richs childhood posed numerous physical and social  challenges, and his early adulthood featured a fierce battle with  alcoholism.Ultimately, Finding Ultra is a beautifully  written portrait of what willpower can accomplish. It challenges all of  us to rethink what were capable of and urges us, implicitly and  explicitly, to go for it.