{"product_id":"the-pants-of-perspective-by-anna-mcnuff-9781999765804","title":"The Pants of Perspective","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen I ran, I ran for pleasure. I didn't run for times, to win, to impress: I ran for me. When I ran my bum cheeks rubbed together, so much so that if I was going on a long run I'd have to 'lube up'. I maintained that I was not a 'real' runner - I just liked to run so that I could eat cake.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnna was never anything like those 'real' runners on telly - all spindly limbs, tiny shorts and split times - but when she read about New Zealand's 3,000-kilometre-long Te Araroa Trail, she began to wonder... perhaps being a 'real' runner was overrated. Maybe she could just run it anyway?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTravelling alone through New Zealand's backcountry for 148 days, she scrambled through forests, along ridge-lines, over mountain passes, along beaches and across swollen rivers. Running up to 52 kilometres in a day, she slept wild most nights, and was taken into the homes and hearts of the kiwi people in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pants of Perspective\u003c\/em\u003e is a witty, colourful and at times painfully raw account of a journey to the edge of what a woman believes herself to be capable of. It is a coming-of-age story which will lead you on a roller coaster ride through fear, vulnerability, courage and failure. For anyone who has ever dreamt of taking on a great challenge, but felt too afraid to begin - this story is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48321992622316,"sku":"9781999765804","price":43.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781999765804-the-pants-of-perspective-1.jpg?v=1788826143","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-pants-of-perspective-by-anna-mcnuff-9781999765804","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}