Product Description

A true Story set in the Country's Most Rugged Endurance Ultra Runs at the Superior National Forest. The book starts as a story of Preparation, Training and Competition; Ending as a Vision and Realization Lasting the Ages. The geographic combination of the Superior National Forest and Lake Superior creates a unique vision first immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his 1855 poem, "The Song of Hiawatha." Experiencing these trails expertly laid out by the S.H.T.A puts one right in the midst of the lyrics he penned. Complete with 2006 Individual Finishing results for all Spring and Fall Events, including the Minnesota Trail Race Series 2006 Schedule and Information. Novice and Experienced Ultra Runners alike, along with any athlete attempting major challenges, will find this book useful. All author royalties are donated to the Superior Hiking Trail Association, so buying this book goes to expanding and maintaining trail -- You become a part of something larger than yourself.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #110950 in eBooks
• Published on: 2007-01-03
• Format: Kindle Book

From the Author
Superior National Forest is bordered on its Eastern side by Lake Superior, the largest of the inland freshwater oceans on the globe. The combination of these two natural wonders creates a unique vision first immortalized in the 1855 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "The Song of Hiawatha." Hiking and running the trails expertly oaid out by the Superior Hiking Trail Association puts one right in the midst of the lyrics he penned:

"Dark behind it rose the forest,/ Rose the black and gloomy pine-trees,/ Rose the firs with cones upon them,/ Bright before it, beat the water,/ Beat the clear and sunny water,/ Beat the shining Big-Sea-Water."

The story of ULTRA SUPERIOR developed as a true tale of preparation and competition in the Superior Ultra Trail Runs for a solitary but determined runner, runner #528; A mystic chain of events, though, overwhelm #528 and yields realizations and discoveries that will last the ages. These lessons are available for discovery by all who read ULTRA SUPERIOR along with one's own realizations when enjoying the Superior National Forest and Lake Superior. . . . compelling a vista venture into one's own mystic magnetism.

From the Back Cover
"This Book is Great" Larry Pederson, Director, Superior Trail Races

"Phillip Smith's Wonderful Book Will Wake Up That 'Thing' Inside You and Make You Feel As If You Always Knew It To Be True." Dr. Edwin Fissinger, Sports Chiropractor

"A Testimony of Desire and Heart. . . I enjoyed travelling back in time to that weekend." Donald Clark, Director of Course, Superior Trail Races

*ULTRA SUPERIOR: Starting as a Book of Preparation and Training for the Superior Trails Ultra Endurance Runs In the Superior National Forest for Runner #528

*Ending as a Vision and Understanding Lasting the Ages A STORY IN THE COUNTRY'S MOST RUGGED ENDURANCE RUNS. . . .

About the Author
Phillip Gary Smith grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, graduating with High Honors from the University of Tennessee. He was a United States Air Force R.O.T.C. graduate and Officer; completing that commitment, he joined the business world initially with a position with the Lincoln-Mercury Division of the Ford Motor Company.

He entered his current profession of investments in 1975 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has spent years in emerging company investments with the fun and challenges they entail. With clients throughout the country, his focus in on Minnesota based projects.

Phillip uses his curiosity in his profession and his writing. He is a musician, a self described non-athlete athlete, father, husband, investor, trail runner, voracious reader, snowshoe enthusiast and movie buff whose tastes range from David Lynch to Stanley Kubrick.

Customer Reviews

Great Read!
"Ultra Superior" is a great read about a middle aged guy pushing himself to extraordinary lengths as an ultra-marathoner. Phil Smith's voice as a writer is colloquial and intimate, an unusual accomplishment for any author.
Isaac Cheifetz, author, "Hiring Secrets of the NFL"