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Running For My Life (Paperback)
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Running For My Life (Paperback)
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List price R314
Loot Price R234
Discovery Miles 2 340
You Save R80 (25%)
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This is the extraordinary true story of how a former British
soldier turned extreme adventurer set out to run marathons in the
world's most dangerous countries. In 2018, Jordan Wylie trained and
ran in Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan to raise awareness of the
plight of children suffering in war zones as well as the funds to
help provide education. Risking his life in some of the most
hostile places in the world, Wylie defies suicide bombers, official
advice, dehydration and exhaustion, as well as his own mental and
physical health issues in an incredible tale of endurance and
tenacity against the odds. His first race, in Somalia, is moved to
Somaliland after a suicide bomber kills 600 people. Running the
Baghdad half-marathon brings back painful memories of friends and
colleagues he lost when he served there. Finally, at the
Afghanistan marathon, he provides a high-profile target for the
Taliban, who murder seventeen people the day before he arrives.
What makes these three runs even more challenging is the fact that
Jordan is affected not just by mental health issues from his own
experiences, but also with epilepsy. Alongside the more extreme
obstacles, Jordan has to overcome self-doubt - and the doubt of
others - to show what can be achieved with belief and fortitude.
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