The Pants Of Perspective: One woman's 3,000 kilometre running adventure through the wilds of New Zealand (Anna's Adventures)

What Amazon readers are saying about The Pants of Perspective: "A thrilling coming of age journey that'll make you yearn for adventure" - RUNNER'S WORLD "Beaming with limitless positivity and ambition" - WOMEN'S RUNNING ”A story that inspires others to blaze a trail." - THE GUARDIAN "Travel writing at its best!" "Hilarious and inspiring." "So down to earth. Full of passion and vulnerability" "Wow. Wow. Wow. Pure inspiration." "I don't normally feel moved to review books, but this one blew me away! I was gripped from begining to end." "I felt like I was running right alongside her." BOOK DESCRIPTION "When I ran, I ran for pleasure. I didn’t run for times, to win, to impress: I ran for me. When I ran my bum cheeks rubbed together, so much so that if I was going on a long run I’d have to ‘lube up’. I maintained that I was not a ‘real’ runner – I just liked to run so that I could eat cake." Anna was never anything like those ‘real’ runners on telly – all spindly limbs, tiny shorts and split times – but when she read about New Zealand’s 3,000-kilometre-long Te Araroa Trail, she began to wonder… perhaps being a ‘real’ runner was overrated. Maybe she could just run it anyway? Travelling alone through New Zealand’s backcountry for 148 days, she scrambled through forests, along ridge-lines, over mountain passes, along beaches and across swollen rivers. Running up to 52 kilometres in a day, she slept wild most nights, and was taken into the homes and hearts of the kiwi people in between. The Pants of Perspective is a witty, colourful and at times painfully raw account of a journey to the edge of what a woman believes herself to be capable of. It is a coming-of-age story which will lead you on a roller coaster ride through fear, vulnerability courage and failure. For anyone who has ever dreamt of taking on a great challenge, but felt too afraid to begin – this story is for you. The books in the 'Anna's Adventures' series can be read in any order
ASIN: 199976580X
VSKU: DBV.199976580X.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:McNuff, Anna
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!