London To Paris The Hard Way

By Andy Mouncey

In September 2003 Andy Mouncey became only the second person ever to complete one of the world's blue-ribbon endurance events. The Enduroman Arch to Arc Challenge is a continuous solo triathlon linking London and Paris over a distance of nearly 300 miles. Not content with completing it first time around, Andy has now done it all over again - but this time in print. 'London To Paris The Hard Way' is his first book and all his own work: writing it was almost as tough as the Challenge itself 'The prospect of swimming the 22 miles of The English Channel scared the life out of me at first, ' said Andy. 'And to have to do this after running 87 miles from London to Dover, then knowing there are still 180 miles of cycling to do from Calais to Paris.. I just wanted to try to tell people what that really felt like for me and those closest to me.' The book of some 200 pages is a truly vivid account and includes photos and diary extracts which chart the 5 months Andy took to prepare for and complete the Challenge - where he set new fastest times for each of the stages as well. It is much more than simply a story of running, swimming and cycling: it graphically charts the highs and the lows of preparing to do something really big and really scary - while running a business and maintaining a marriage 'Inspirational ' and 'tear-jerking in places' are some of the comments from readers. This is a revised 2nd Edition marking the 10th anniversary of the challenge and including an updated Preface 'Ten Years On'.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DY4HYVGJ
• ISBN13: 9798308764793
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"