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THE WORLD’S TOUGHESTENDURANCE CHALLENGES
RICHARD HOAD AND PAUL MOORE
Contents
Norseman
Red Bull X-Alps
Trans Europe Footrace
Al Andalus Ultimate Trail Race
Ö till Ö
La Haute Route
Enduroman Arch to Arc
Devizes to Westminster
International Canoe Race
English Channel Swim
Race Around Ireland
Iron Bike
The Mountainman
Spartathlon
Kalahari Augrabies
Extreme Marathon
Cadiz Freedom Swim
Cape Epic
Tour d’Afrique
Comrades Marathon
Dusi Canoe Marathon
Marathon Des Sables
Great Wall Marathon
Yak Attack
Crocodile Trophy
Coast to Coast New Zealand
Introduction
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Index
Acknowledgements
Arrowhead 135
Leadville 100
Western States 100
Catalina Channel Swim
Race Across America
Manhattan Island
Marathon Swim
Tevis Cup Ride
24-Hour Track Race
Iditarod
Yukon Arctic Ultra
Yukon Quest
Badwater Ultramarathon
Furnace Creek 508
6633 Extreme Winter
Ultra Marathon
Ultraman World Championships
Self Transcendence 3100 Mile Race
Patagonian Expedition Race
Jungle Marathon
La Ruta de Los Conquistadores
The Extreme World Races
South Pole Race
Woodvale Challenge
4 Deserts
Volvo Ocean Race
Adventure Racing World Series
Freediving
Vendée Globe
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Maria MitchellIntroduction
toughAdjective, adverb, noun, verb. Defi nition:1 capable of great endurance; sturdy; hardy2 diffi cult to perform, accomplish or deal with3 vigorous; severe; violent
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Auburn
SquawValley
CALIFORNIA
LakeTahoe
below
Western States 100
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The Tevis Cup
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AC
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COSTA RICA
Finish
Jaco
San Jose
Braulio CarriloNational Park
Limó
Start
171
right
La Ruta De Los Conquistadores
‘’
467km (240 miles),
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AC
TS
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‘Fantastic! The World’s Toughest Endurance Challenges brings every event to life withincredible stories and photographs. Having spent decades on many of thesecourses myself, it gave me goose bumps to see them captured in such vivid detail.’
– IAN ADAMSON, 7-time Adventure Racing World Champion, 3-time ESPN X-Games medal winner, 3-time Guinness world-record holder for endurance kayaking
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