Extreme Adventures : Tackling the World's Toughest Races with Grit and Humour

Lessi, Beatrice/ Brabeck-Letmathe, Peter (FRW)

Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd（2026/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 288 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781782552949

Full Description

Extreme Adventures is a rocket-fueled, heartwarming journey through
curiosity, self-doubt, reinvention, and improbable triumph, where every finish
line is the next starting point.

Emerging
from a childhood where she skipped gym class and was mystified by mathematics
to a high-flying career in finance, on the outside, Beatrice Lessi seemed to be
conquering the world. But inside, she was battling eating disorders and
struggling to find meaning in her life.

Fast
forward to her forties when on a whim Beatrice signs up for the Marathon des
Sables, the grueling multi-day ultra race across the Sahara Desert.
No training plan. No race preparation. Zero athletic experience. Instead
Beatrice competes in the toughest footrace on earth fueled by wild curiosity
and a hint of madness.

What
follows is an outrageous, exhilarating, and soulful transformation that takes
her to Everest Base Camp, the glaciers of Antarctica,
and into the heart of ultra-endurance culture. Along the way, she proves that a
person doesn't need youth, talent, money, a perfectly healthy body, or
mathematical brilliance to live adventurously—just curiosity, guts, and a sense
of humour.

Extreme
Adventures
inspires anyone who has been told they're too old, too unfit, or just not
"sporty" enough by showing them how they can achieve any goal in life. With
laugh-out-loud anecdotes, honest confessions, and bold inspiration, Beatrice
Lessi makes the reader believe that the best time to start is right now because
it is never too late to seek adventure.