Great Run
Life Lessons on the Run
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2011
Sunbird Publishers Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-920289-43-0 (ISBN)
Sunbird Publishers Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-920289-43-0 (ISBN)
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Everyone said it could not be done. In running the main intact section of the Great Wall, 4500 kilometres end to end, the author and his running partner set a world first. This book concludes with the writer running into a new vision of healing the planet, step by small step, one person at a time.
Everyone said it could not be done; even internationally renowned sports scientists such as Dr Tim Noakes. Certainly no-one had done it before, though many had tried: to run the Great Wall of China, end to end, non-stop. The journey would start in the Gobi Desert, cross the jagged Taihang Shan range, and end at the Bo Sea. It would involve blood boiling heat and mummifying sandstorms, soul-numbing mountain nights, incidents with bandits and draconian officials, pig's-head soup and witnessing large-scale environmental devastation. But no-one had counted on the tenacity of South African nature-lover Braam Malherbe. In running the main intact section of the Great Wall, 4500 kilometres end to end, Braam and his running partner David Grier set a world first. But Braam would have to call on reserves far deeper -- physically and emotionally -- than even he realised he had. China was never going to let him off lightly; then again, it would not leave a worthy traveller unmoved or unchanged. What began as a running-away, from long-buried childhood trauma, family suffering and loss, as well as hurt felt for the state of the planet, would eventually become a journey towards inner peace and understanding. The book concludes with the writer running into a new vision of healing the planet, step by small step, one person at a time.
Everyone said it could not be done; even internationally renowned sports scientists such as Dr Tim Noakes. Certainly no-one had done it before, though many had tried: to run the Great Wall of China, end to end, non-stop. The journey would start in the Gobi Desert, cross the jagged Taihang Shan range, and end at the Bo Sea. It would involve blood boiling heat and mummifying sandstorms, soul-numbing mountain nights, incidents with bandits and draconian officials, pig's-head soup and witnessing large-scale environmental devastation. But no-one had counted on the tenacity of South African nature-lover Braam Malherbe. In running the main intact section of the Great Wall, 4500 kilometres end to end, Braam and his running partner David Grier set a world first. But Braam would have to call on reserves far deeper -- physically and emotionally -- than even he realised he had. China was never going to let him off lightly; then again, it would not leave a worthy traveller unmoved or unchanged. What began as a running-away, from long-buried childhood trauma, family suffering and loss, as well as hurt felt for the state of the planet, would eventually become a journey towards inner peace and understanding. The book concludes with the writer running into a new vision of healing the planet, step by small step, one person at a time.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.6.2011 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Professor Tim Noakes |
| Zusatzinfo | colour & b/w photos & maps |
| Verlagsort | Cape Town |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 200 x 130 mm |
| Gewicht | 280 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Leichtathletik / Turnen |
| ISBN-10 | 1-920289-43-7 / 1920289437 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-920289-43-0 / 9781920289430 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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