I would especially recommend this book for young adults. The young adult non-fiction market is less generous to our young people than the fiction market. The Summit Seeker, is a rare gem in this area. Vanessa shares an unvarnished and edgy look at growing up, coming of age, and finding her feet, her voice, and her bliss.
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An Interview with Vanessa Runs, the Summit Seeker (Part I)
I was expecting to get a peek into the ultrarunning mind. Surely those elite athletes think differently than us mere mortals. Surely they must have an iron will and unshakable focus. At the very least, they must be impervious to pain and not know the meaning of exhaustion. But on the pages, I discovered a woman that was far more vulnerable than I expected. It turns out the ultrarunner is just trying to heal her pain and find her joy like any of us. She just looks for it faster and farther than most of us think we can.