The Pants of Perspective by Anna McNuff
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English |
Descirption: "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. **
Review
"As someone who has only started running in the last six months and found it a game-changer, I'm now reading this wondering... could I do that? What a great feeling!"
"Anna's writing is engaging, honest and humorous, making me laugh out loud on numerous occasions. The sheer force of her personality, zest for a life of discovery and shared human experience is infectious."
"This book is up there with the best I've ever read! It's heartwarming, funny, endearing, inspiring and downright lovely. I read it flat out in four days between work, in the bath, on the train, whilst cooking.... and then bought a copy for my friend to read. If you love adventure, you'll love this."
"Her adventurer's spirit, passion and toughness burst of the page as she ventures into the unknown and pushes herself to the edge with moments of self-doubt and frailty common to us all."
"Anna is a total badass, even though she down plays it in her book. Followed and loved by many, this account is a real insight in to what it's like for a 'normal' person to undertake a massive adventure. It's refreshing to read a book like this that makes adventure feel so accessible"
"An absolutely inspirational account of one woman's epic adventure throughout New Zealand. If you need any motivation to get out there and try something which may be out of your comfort zone, read this book!"
"I'm sat in a restaurant having just finished this book and was close to tears for the ending. There certainly would have been a few if I'd been at home. I didn't want this book to end. I absolutely loved it."
About the Author
<span style="font-weight: 600; font-style: italic">'One of the 50 most influential travellers in the world' CONDÉ NAST TRAVELLER MAGAZINE
Anna is an endurance athlete, adventurer and self confessed mischief maker. Once upon a time she represented Great Britain at rowing, but after 'retiring' in her mid twenties, she began darting around the world on the hunt for new and exciting endurance challenges. Named by The Guardian as one of the top female adventurers of our time, Condé Nast Traveller also recently included her in a list of the 50 most influential travellers in the world. She also also the UK ambassador for Girl Guiding.
On a mission to find the limit of her own potential, she aims to help others unlock theirs too.
ANNA'S ADVENTURES TO DATE
In 2013 Anna cycled a beautiful Pink bicycle 11,000 miles through each and every state of the USA , from Alaska to Hawaii. Pedalling up to 130 miles a day for 6 months, solo and unsupported, she encountered blizzards, floods and temperatures as low at minus 15C.
In January 2015, with no previous experience as a long distance runner, Anna set out on a 2,000 mile run along New Zealand's Te Araroa trail. Travelling alone for 148 days, she moved through forests, along ridge-lines, over mountain passes, along beaches and across swollen rivers. Running up to 32 miles in a day, she carried all of her belongings in a backpack that was often as heavy at 20kgs. By June 2015 she had become the first person, male or female, to run then length of the country entirely unsupported.
In October 2016, Anna began a journey to cycle along the spine of the largest mountain range in the world: The Andes. By the time she returned to the UK in April 2017 she had pedalled through some of South America's most remote and inhospitable regions, and ascended over 100,000 metres on a bike - more than 11 times the height of Everest.
Much closer to home, she has also spent a month cycling across Europe directed entirely by social media. As you do.
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