Ride
From Ultra-Cycling Rookie to Racing Across America
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
At his brother's wedding in 2002, 30-year-old Josh Kench sat with a cigarette in one hand and a beer in the other, and announced that he was going to do the Coast to Coast. His pronouncement was met with derision, but he's proved his doubters wrong.Josh won the 2010 Lake Taupo Extreme Enduro, covering a mind-numbing eight laps of the 160-kilometre course in 55 hours. And that's only the start of it. In June 2011, this 39-year-old plumber lined up at the start of the Race Across America - a 16-day race covering 4828 kilometres from California to Maryland.This is the story of how an ordinary bloke became an ultra-endurance athlete and decided to take on the world.
Customer Reviews
Good read
Really enjoyable book. Shows how tough the RAAM actually is.
A good read for any weekend warrior cyclist
Informative
For anyone curious about ultra endurance cycling whether it be to compete or simple curiosity about the sport then this is just the book!
It's well written and gives plenty of background and info about enduro cycling, particularly the Race across America (RAAM) which is the primary topic of the book. Kench relates his experiences with the sport and the effort it took him to get to the start line and finish the race.
There is plenty of discussion about the physical and mental pain involved in this kind of cycling....it sounds excruciating. For anyone who is already a cyclist this wont be a deterrent....it will probably make you wanna do the RAAM even more!