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Just a Little Run Around the World : 5 Years, 3 Packs of Wolves and 53 Pairs of Shoes

Author: Rosie Swale-Pope
SKU: 9780007306206

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After her husband died of cancer, 57-year-old Rosie set off to run around the world, raising money in memory of the man she loved. Followed by wolves, knocked down by a bus, confronted by bears, chased by a naked man with a gun and stranded with severe frostbite, Rosie’s breathtaking 20,000-mile solo journey is as gripping as it is inspiring. Rosie’s solo run around the world started out of sorrow and heartache and a wish to turn something around.

Heartbroken when she lost her husband to cancer, Rosie set off from Wales with nothing but a small backpack of food and equipment, and funded by the rent from her little cottage. So began her epic 5-year journey that would take her 20,000 miles around the world, crossing Europe, Russia, Asia, Alaska, North America, Greenland, Iceland, and back into the UK. On a good day she’d run 30 miles, on a bad day she’d only manage 500 yards, digging herself out of the snow at -62 degrees C, moving her cart inches at a time.

Every inch, every mile, was a triumph, a celebration of life, and 53 pairs of shoes later Rosie arrived home to jubilant crowds in Tenby, Wales. Rosie’s incredible story is a mesmerizing page-turner of the run of her life. It will wake up the sleeping adventurer in you; it will inspire hope, courage and determination in you; but most of all it will convince you to live your life to the full and make every day count.

  • Classifications: True stories of heroism, endurance & survival,
  • Readership:General (US: Trade)
  • Format: Paperback softback 336 pages, (1x8pp plates)

ISBN : 9780007306206

Published : 28 May 2009

Author : Rosie Swale-Pope

Main Material : Paperback softback

Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers

Size : 197 x 130 x 22 (mm)

Weight : 250g

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