You’re stressed, tired of answering the beeps on your phone and computer. Your kids get too much screen time. You don’t know where your next meal was grown or raised. One of the best forms of therapy is simple: get out and stay out—as often and for as long as you can. In Both Feet on the Ground , Marshall Ulrich champions “disconnecting to reconnect,” urging you to spend time unplugged, eat food whose origins you understand, and push yourself to try something bold and personally compelling. He takes you back to bailing hay on the dairy farm of his youth, gasping for air at the top of Mount Everest, running through the searing heat of the Gobi desert, and riding the crest of huge ocean waves off Morocco. He’s learned that physical connections to the natural world are vital to health of body and soul. That only these outdoor experiences will put you through trials by fire, cleanse you in water, take your breath away, and ground you to the earth. Your adventures in natural places—from walking in the park or camping, to the more extreme isolation of a jungle or remote river—can put you back in touch with who you are; how resilient, resourceful, and hardy you can be.Marshall Ulrich has appeared in: Running America, The Distance of Truth , and Running on the Sun documentaries; is a member of the Colorado Running Hall of Fame, alongside Olympians Frank Shorter, Kara Goucher, and Jenny Simpson; and has been a rich subject for scientists and authors studying and writing about endurance sports, including work by the University of Essex, exercise physiologists, cardiologists, and psychologists. He has also been featured in Born to Run by Christopher McDougal, To the Edge by Kirk Johnson, Explorers of the Infinite by Maria Coffey, and others. Formy wife Heather, my children Elaine, Taylor, and Alexandra, and their spouses and children. I love you! Many thanks to my wife Heather for believing in me and helping me to forgea unique path in this world. Her love is undying. To my children, Elaine,Taylor, and Ali who have experienced and seen my ups and downs their entirelives: thank you for your perseverance and support throughout all myadventures! I hope you, your spouses, and your children may find a bit ofinspiration in my struggles, and my accomplishments.   To those who have helped and guided me through the process of writingthis, my second, book: my agent Stephen Hanselman, his wife Julia Serebrinsky,and dear friends and extraordinary people Karen Risch Mott and Perry Gray.Thanks also to Megan Newman at Penguin/Avery who helped me kick off my writingcareer by editing my first book, Runningon Empty.   I thank all of my friends who have shared running a mile or two, climbeda mountain, or experienced perilous disciplines all over the world duringexpedition-length adventure races. Especially Mark Macy, Dr. Bob Haugh, andJill Andersen; you continue to be my dear and best friends, lifting me up whentimes were down.   Thanks to all of you who have thirsted for adventure and faced thechallenges that nature can provide, discovering that peace of mind and calmingof soul can indeed be found in the great and wild outdoors. Finally, thanks toall of you who may now find excitement in the world outside; may it refresh andground you. You'restressed, tired of answering the beeps on your phone and computer. Your kidsget too much screen time. You don't know where your next meal was grown or raised. One of the best forms of therapy issimple: Get out and stay out -- as often and for as long as youcan. In Both Feet on the Ground, Marshall Ulrich champions spending even a fewhours unplugged, eating food whose origins you understand, and pushing yourselfto try something bold and personally compelling. You'll discover how thepursuit of adventure in natural places -- from walking in the park or camping,to the more extreme isolation a mountain summit or the desert -- can put youback in touch with who you are; how resilient, resourceful, and hardy you canbe. As anendurance athlete for more than thirty-five years, the most important lessonshe's learned are about senses that used to be common among people who livedcloser to the land. No matter how complicated life may be, join Ulrich adventure racing,trekking, and mountaineering in places like Tibet, Fiji, and Death Valley, and learnhow to let the natural world ground you. Marshall's amazing adventures are distilled in abeautiful set of meditations on the natural world that will inspire you torenew both body and soul by following his example." -- Stephen Hanselman , co-author of theinternational bestseller The Daily Stoic Gear up for risk-embracing adventures that will reconnect you with nature and reignite your dreams! -- Aron Ralston , Author of Between as Rock and a Hard Place and subject of the film 127 Hours "An athlete of astonishing grit...but there is alsoa bit of Everyman in Marsh." -- Mark Burnett , Emmy-award-winning producer of Survivor, The Voice, Shark Tank