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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SquawValley

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COSTA RICA

Finish

Jaco

San Jose

Braulio CarriloNational Park

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Start

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La Ruta De Los Conquistadores

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467km (240 miles),

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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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