Description
| Product ID: | 9780007306206 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Just a Little Run Around the World |
| Subtitle: | 5 Years, 3 Packs of Wolves and 53 Pairs of Shoes |
| Authors: | Author: Rosie Swale Pope |
| Page Count: | 336 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: general, Autobiography: general, Memoirs, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Oncology, Coping with / advice about personal, social and health topics, Coping with / advice about illness and specific health conditions, Relationships and families: advice and issues, Active outdoor pursuits, Outdoor survival skills, Travel writing, Memoirs, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Oncology, Coping with personal problems, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Family & relationships, Active outdoor pursuits, Outdoor survival skills, Travel writing |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating After her husband died of cancer, 57-year-old Rosie set off to run around the world, raising money in memory of the man she loved. Followed by wolves, knocked down by a bus, confronted by bears, chased by a naked man with a gun and stranded with severe frostbite, Rosie's breathtaking 20,000-mile solo journey is as gripping as it is inspiring. After her husband died of cancer, 57-year-old Rosie set off to run around the world, raising money in memory of the man she loved. Followed by wolves, knocked down by a bus, confronted by bears, chased by a naked man with a gun and stranded with severe frostbite, Rosie''s breathtaking 20,000-mile solo journey is as gripping as it is inspiring.Rosie''s solo run around the world started out of sorrow and heartache and a wish to turn something around.Heartbroken when she lost her husband to cancer, Rosie set off from Wales with nothing but a small backpack of food and equipment, and funded by the rent from her little cottage. So began her epic 5-year journey that would take her 20,000 miles around the world, crossing Europe, Russia, Asia, Alaska, North America, Greenland, Iceland, and back into the UK.On a good day she''d run 30 miles, on a bad day she''d only manage 500 yards, digging herself out of the snow at -62 degrees C, moving her cart inches at a time. Every inch, every mile, was a triumph, a celebration of life, and 53 pairs of shoes later Rosie arrived home to jubilant crowds in Tenby, Wales.Rosie''s incredible story is a mesmerizing page-turner of the run of her life. It will wake up the sleeping adventurer in you; it will inspire hope, courage and determination in you; but most of all it will convince you to live your life to the full and make every day count. |
| Imprint Name: | HarperTrue |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2009-05-28 |
