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Coasting
- Author
- Elise Downing
- Narrator
- Elise Downing
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 12 August 2021
- Run Time
- 7 hours 7 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Biography: sport
What to expect
Elise was spending a lot of time crying on buses. She had just graduated from university; had a shiny new flat, her first proper job and a budding relationship – and they were making her miserable. Sitting at work one day, she hit upon the obvious solution. Run 5,000 miles around the coast of Britain, carrying her kit on her back. Six months later Elise set off, with absolutely no ultra-running experience, unable to read a map and having never pitched a tent before. Over the 301 days that followed she developed a debilitating fear of farmyard animals, cried on a lot of beaches and saw Britain at its most wild and wonderful. With heart and humour, Elise explores the thrill of taking risks and putting your trust in total strangers, and learns some home truths along the way.
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Details
- Author
- Elise Downing
- Narrator
- Elise Downing
- Duration
- 7 hours 7 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 August 2021
- ISBN
- 9781004054985
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Biography: sport
Synopsis
Running away from your problems doesn’t solve anything – but sometimes it’s more fun than dealing with themElise was spending a lot of time crying on buses. She had just graduated from university; had a shiny new flat, her first proper job and a budding relationship – and they were making her miserable. Sitting at work one day, she hit upon the obvious solution. Run 5,000 miles around the coast of Britain, carrying her kit on her back. Six months later Elise set off, with absolutely no ultra-running experience, unable to read a map and having never pitched a tent before. Over the 301 days that followed she developed a debilitating fear of farmyard animals, cried on a lot of beaches and saw Britain at its most wild and wonderful. With heart and humour, Elise explores the thrill of taking risks and putting your trust in total strangers, and learns some home truths along the way.
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