The World's Toughest Endurance Challenges

The World's Toughest Endurance Challenges

Author: Richard Hoad

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781934030912

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Across the world seemingly ordinary people are undertaking extraordinary challenges that will push their limits to achieve the improbable - by sea, bike, foot or sled. This book looks at 50 of the most extreme marathons, triathlons, bike rides and other iconic endurance events from around the globe


Extreme Endurance Challenges

Extreme Endurance Challenges

Author: Karen Latchana Kenney

Publisher: Lerner Digital ™

Published: 2021-08-01

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 1728442001

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A health-positive series that showcases exciting competitions for thrill-seekers,


Ultra Performance

Ultra Performance

Author: Paul Moore

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2014-04-10

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1472900502

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The world's leading endurance athletes are not only some of the fittest people on the planet, they are also among the toughest mentally. To train and race at the highest level of competition over hundreds – and sometimes thousands – of miles takes preparation, dedication and the ability to push the body and mind beyond conventional limits. Ultra Performance offers an insight into the psychology of these athletes. Having interviewed fourteen ultra athletes, Paul Moore distils the dynamics of the mental toughness they required – the motivation, focus and ability to keep the mind positive deep in the heart of fatigue. What did it take, for instance, for Rachel Cadman to 'eat the elephant' of the Arch to Arc (running from London to Dover, swimming the Channel, then cycling to Paris)? And to win? That takes steeliness beyond all mere effort, pushing through and improvising when necessary. The stories of these hard-fought wins feature strongly in the contributions from Brett Sutton, world-renowned triathlon coach, and Craig Alexander, one of the greatest athletes in the history of Ironman. Others, like Dee Cafari, the first woman to circumnavigate the world solo in both directions, required the resilience to overcome challenges they had set themselves. With working examples of the implementation of their mental strategies, Ultra Performance not only gives an insight into the toughest moments these professional athletes have ever faced, but also offers advice to readers on how they can adapt and employ these techniques for themselves, often to the non-sporting pursuits of everyday life.


It's All about the DECA

It's All about the DECA

Author: Wayne Kurtz

Publisher:

Published: 2017-05-03

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9781640089600

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It's All About The DECA will take the endurance athlete junkie to understand this EXTREME endurance race that receives very little publicity and embraced by those who have achieved this amazing test of human endeavor. In the multitude of checklists, toughest, most extreme endurance races and the world's toughest endurance challenges; the DECA is the hidden gem most often overlooked because of the grass roots core group of athletes that live for this "extreme" event. There are no major sponsors and no media outlet in the world reports this race very different than the normal, everyday known race.


Extreme Endurance Challenges

Extreme Endurance Challenges

Author: Karen Latchana Kenney

Publisher: Lerner Publications ™

Published: 2021-01-01

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 1728425514

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Some competitors are able to crawl under barbed wire for miles. Others stay awake for days at a time. Readers will learn about some of the world's most extreme endurance competitions and how athletes train for them.


World's Toughest Races

World's Toughest Races

Author: Ali Clarke

Publisher: Summersdale Publishers LTD

Published: 2015-07-09

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1783726202

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What do fierljeppen, running 156 miles in the Sahara desert and coal-carrying all have in common? They're just some of the wackiest, toughest and most extreme manpower races and challenges dreamed up by the human race. This fact-packed miscellany is bursting with all the details, statistics and anecdotes of the world's most unusual competitions (ever heard of bog snorkelling?) and intense endurance contests. Whether you're an armchair thrill seeker or you're wild enough to have an adventure or two under your belt, this book will entertain and inspire.


Are You Tough Enough? The Toughest, Bloodiest and Hardest Challenges in the World

Are You Tough Enough? The Toughest, Bloodiest and Hardest Challenges in the World

Author: Helen Summer

Publisher: Kings Road Publishing

Published: 2016-01-07

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1784189219

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Each year, thousands of competitors pit themselves against the elements, extremes of geography and their own psyches to take part in the world’s hardest physical challenges. From the cold of the highest peaks to the unforgiving heat of the desert, by water, bike or foot seemingly ordinary people are undertaking extraordinary feats. Whether seeking to prove themselves as athletes, or attempting to escape the humdrum, one thing they all have in common is an unbreakable drive to test the very limits of their endurance. Are You Tough Enough? looks at over 60 of the most extreme marathons, triathlons, bike rides and other iconic endurance events from around the globe, taking in the hottest, coldest, highest and most remote locations, and the toughest, cruellest and wackiest challenges. With a detailed description of each event, featuring personal stories from competitors, this book offers massive highs and excruciating lows, shows just what we can achieve in pushing the bounds of human endeavour. A licensed UK Athletics endurance coach, Helen Summer has been involved in running for many years, both as a club and county runner. She has written for various publications including running magazines, women’s publications and the Food & Drink Guide.


To the Extreme

To the Extreme

Author: Robert E. Rinehart

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 2003-03-17

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 9780791456668

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Insider and outsider narratives on the essence of modern “extreme” sports.


Finding Gobi

Finding Gobi

Author: Dion Leonard

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2017-06-13

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 0718098528

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The New York Times bestselling true story of an Australian ultramarathon runner and a little dog who formed an unbreakable bond in the middle of the Gobi desert. Finding Gobi is the miraculous tale of Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner who crosses paths with a stray dog while competing in a 155-mile race through the Gobi Desert in China. The lovable pup, who would later earn the name Gobi, went step for step with Dion over the Tian Shan Mountains and across massive sand dunes, keeping pace with him for 77 miles. As Dion witnessed the incredible determination and heart of this small animal, he found his own heart undergoing a change as well. Whereas in the past these races were all about winning and being the best, his goal now was to make sure he and Gobi’s friendship continued well after the finish line, and he undertook another difficult journey to bring Gobi home to Scotland. However, before he could take her home, Gobi went missing in the sprawling Chinese city where she was being kept. Dion, with the help of strangers and a viral outpouring of assistance on the internet, set out to track her down, and reunite with the dog that changed his life. Finding Gobi: Proves that miracles are possible—anywhere and at any time Gives vivid details of an ultra-marathon and what it’s like to run one of the toughest races on the planet Connects to that special bond that humankind has with dogs and what it can open up in our hearts Read this inspiring story and discover how miracles truly are possible—and find your own heart changing as well.