The story of Mr. Parry's Endurance Challenge has been published in a new book, now available in both e-version and paperback. Endurance Planet's Big Book of Bravado "Tales of Extreme Endurance" can be ordered through http://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Planets-Big-Book-Bravado/dp/1461155673/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320156261&sr=1-1
Check it out if you are looking for some inspiring stories about running and other endurance events. The chapter I wrote - Sharing the Passion for Running - begins on page 91 and tells about my motivation for doing Mr. Parry's Endurance Challenge.
From the Endurance Planet site:
Are You Ready To Be Inspired?
Get ready for amazing tales of extreme endurance from athletes around the globe. These aren’t pros or elites – these are people just like you who have decided to step outside their comfort zone and attempt to achieve the extraordinary. You’ll get to read stories that include:
-An amateur athlete’s emotional journey through his first 50 mile race
-An amazing weight loss journey that resulted in crossing the Ironman finish line with just 34 seconds to spare
-A heart that begins to fail during the heat of competition in an ultra-endurance event
-The 7 million steps of a Pacific Crest Trail adventure
-An HIV+ triathlete who defies the odds and keeps on competing
-The story of an epic 155 mile bicycle climb
-An office manager who runs the Inca Trail to Macchu Pichu
-And much more!
Brought to you by EndurancePlanet.com, the web’s top source of endurance sports fanaticism, this book is guaranteed to thrill, amaze, entertain and inspire.
