The world's toughest races
Subtitle: from the most extreme to the downright weird
By: Ali Clarke
Publisher: Summersdale
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781783726189; 9781783726202; 9781849537308
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Reference; TRAVEL; Special Interest; SPORTS & RECREATION; Sports; GAMES; Business Aspects; Gambling; Essays; Extreme sports; History
Description: This fact-packed miscellany is bursting with all the details, statistics and anecdotes of the world's most unusual competitions (ever heard of bog snorkelling?) and intense endurance contests. Whether you're an armchair thrill seeker or you're wild enough to have an adventure or two under your belt, this book will entertain and inspire.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1; title: Ice; North Pole Marathon; Arrowhead 135 Ultramarathon; 6633 Ultra; Norseman Xtreme Triathlon; Antarctic Ice Marathon; Iditarod Trail Invitational; Chapter 2; title: Water; Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard World Championships; 11-City SUP Tour; Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race(the 'DW'); ÖtillÖ (Island to Island); Swimming the English Channel; Cadiz Freedom Swim; Dusi Canoe Marathon; National Fierljeppen Manifestation; Chapter 3; title: Fire; Costa Rica Coastal Challenge; Tour d'Afrique; Marathon des Sables; Jungle Marathon; Spartathlon.; title: Atacama CrossingBadwater 135; Spine Race; Chapter 4; title: Stone; Oxfam Trailwalker; Dragon's Back Race/Ras Cefn y Ddraig; Buffalo Stampede Ultra SkyMarathon; Ramsay's Round; Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc; Mongolia Sunrise to Sunset; Kaihōgyō; Chapter 5; title: Multidiscipline; Barkley; Men's Health Survival of the Fittest; Death Race; Patagonia Expedition Race; Tough Guy; Speight's Coast to Coast ('The Longest Day'); The Race; Spartan Race; XPD; Adventure Race World Championship; Chapter 6; title: Extreme Wheels; Yak Attack; Cape Epic; Race Across America; Cent Cols Challenges; Transpyr.; title: La Ruta de los ConquistadoresChapter 7; title: Weirdest; World Coal-Carrying Championships; Kinetic Grand Championship; World Bog Snorkelling Championships; Frozen Dead Guy Coffin Race; Glen Nevis River Race; Penn State Dance Marathon; Wife-Carrying World Championships; World Championship Pack Burro Race; Empire State Building Run-Up.