Andrew Murray has been running since 2005 when he realised that it might be a good way to see a bit of the world. Since then he has been placed first overall in races in the Arctic, the Sahara, Outer Mongolia & the jungle, amongst others. But in 2010 he devised a challenge that put all his previous attempts in the shade
- to run from Scotland to the Sahara in one continuous push with no rest days! It is 2, 659 miles from John O` Groats at the northern tip of mainland Britain to Merzouga in Morocco & Andrew planned to complete the distance in 85 days. That`s the equivalent of 100 marathons run end to end
- & not a single day off to recover. With minimal support, & in the middle of winter, trying to run an ultra marathon every day was the challenge of a lifetime for Andrew. As a medic, Andrew knew exactly what that would do to his body...and it wasn`t good news. Attempting to cram in a staggering 8, 000 calories every day is extremely difficult & doesn`t stop the body from beginning to break down. This book is the story of that run, interwoven between tales of extraordinary endurance events in some of the most extreme locations in the world. It answers the question, `why do it?`, & offers a gripping insight into what drives an extreme athlete to break new ground. Helped by family, friends, those he meets along the way, & a fiancee he`s shortly to marry, this is the story of one man`s determination to run in the history books. Andrew Murray`s epic journey was the subject of a highly successful BBC documentary & this book is the inside story of what pushes one man to keep breaking the limits. Even a planned 85 days wasn`t enough to satisfy Andrew
- in the end he completed the distance in just 78 days. The book is introduced by Sir Ranulf Fiennes.


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Ultra running is one of the world`s fastest growing sports & in Ian Corless who runs the scene`s most influential podcast, ultra-running has the perfect author to chronicle its rise. Running Beyond is a homage to the sport`s legendary races, unique, commissioned photography, captures the diverse & striking terrain
- from mountail peaks, to jungles & deserts. Through interviews with the legendary athletes of the sport, Running Beyond is the ultimate homage to the ultra-running world. Foreword by record-breaking, world number one, Kilian Jornet (Run or Die).
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Having already cycled & swum the length of Britain, endurance adventurer Sean Conway completed his trilogy by running all the way from John O` Groats to Land`s End. Read the awe-inspiring accounts from his journey
- which he completed entirely unsupported, sleeping in a tent & carrying all his own equipment.
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This book is for all types of runners, whether you are just starting, a regular runner, or are training for a race. It provides details of interesting & varied runs in & around Edinburgh of different distances & on different terrains. The book takes in historic city streets, beautiful country parks & stunning local beaches, as well as the easily accessed Pentland hills & Lothian countryside. It is a great way to discover this wonderful city & get fit at the same time. ...

When Jenny & Robert fall in love in the late 1960s they decide to build a new future together, away from the city. They escape to an isolated sheep farm nestled on a mountainside. It has no running water but it is beautiful & rugged. Their young sons can roam wild. As their flock struggles, money runs low & rain drives in horizontally across the fields, inside the ancient house their marriage begins to unravel. Wilful & romantic, Jenny refuses to abandon her farm. She will bring her boys up single-handedly on the mountain. Together they embark on a perilous adventure. Running for the Hills is astonishing family memoir. Horatio Clare vividly recreates his mother`s extraordinary way of life & his own bewitching childhood in a magical story of love & struggle. ...

Shortlisted for the 2015 Thwaites Wainwright Prize
- Richard Askwith wanted more. Not convinced running had to be all about pounding
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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston burst to fame when he became the first man ever to complete a single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world. Now, 50 years on from that famous voyage, he reveals the true, extraordinary story of his life. After leaving school, he immediately joined the Royal Naval Reserve before serving in the merchant navy & travelling the world. During that time, he spied for the British government in the Gulf, worked in the South African dockyards, & built his boat Suhaili in Bombay, before sailing home to Engl&. In June 1968, he set sail in Suhaili in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, & Running Free vividly brings to life that remarkable voyage, where he was the only person to finish the race, completing his journey on 22 April 1969 & thus entering the record books. Once back home, he set up a hugely successful business & continued his naval adventures, completing a second solo circumnavigation of the globe in 2007
- at 68, he became the oldest to complete this feat. Knox-Johnston`s insatiable appetite for life & adventure shines through these pages, making this book a must for all sailing enthusiasts, readers of books by Ranulph Fiennes & Chris Bonington, or for anyone who has felt that the time for putting up your feet can always be put back to another day.
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For one brilliant season in 1983 the sport of fell running was dominated by the two huge talents of John Wild & Kenny Stuart. Wild was an incomer to the sport from road running & track. Stuart was born to the fells, but an outcast because of his move from amateur to professional & back again. Together they destroyed the record book, only determining who was top by a few seconds in the last race of the season. Running Hard is the story of that season, & an inside, intimate look at the two men by the author of It`s a Hill, Get Over It & The Round. ...

For one brilliant season in 1983 the sport of fell running was dominated by the two huge talents of John Wild & Kenny Stuart. Wild was an incomer to the sport from road running & track. Stuart was born to the fells, but an outcast because of his move from amateur to professional & back again. Together they destroyed the record book, only determining who was top by a few seconds in the last race of the season. Running Hard is the story of that season, & an inside, intimate look at the two men by the author of It`s a Hill, Get Over It & The Round. ...

In ‘ Running in the Family’ Michael Ondaatje returns to Sri Lanka, the home he left for Canada twenty five years earlier. A dream lures Ondaatje to revisit his childhood & the exotic family he never really understood. Born in Ceylon, into a privileged group of Sinhalese, Tamil & Dutch origins, Ondaatje has created a book seamlessly fused by anecdotes, poems & memories are as he tries to piece together the portrait of his Sri Lankan heritage & the stories & secrets of his ancestors. ...