{"product_id":"up-for-the-challenge-by-dominic-bliss-9781909313750","title":"Up for the Challenge?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou’re coming to the end of an epic race. Your chest burns as your lungs fight to suck in enough oxygen, and your thighs ache as lactic acid courses through your muscles in a final effort to reach the finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf this sounds like hell, this isn’t the book for you. But if you’ve experienced similar feelings and the subsequent endorphin rush as you cross the line, \u003ci\u003eUp for the Challenge?\u003c\/i\u003e will be right up your street.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSports writer Dominic Bliss has scoured the planet to bring you a selection of some of the most intense, hardcore sporting events around and dares you to have a go yourself. With over 60 challenges covering all four corners of the globe and a range of different disciplines, discover events like the North Pole Marathon where competitors run 26.4 miles in sub-zero conditions, or the Atlantic Challenge, a race that sees you and a rowing boat attempt to cross the world’s second largest ocean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen there’s the Simpson Desert Challenge, a five-day bike race across the Australian Outback, or the Tevis Cup, a 100-mile, 24-hour horse ride across California’s Sierra Nevada mountains – an event where, on average, only around half the competitors make it to the finish line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside the event profiles, which are illustrated with spectacular photography, there are interviews with some of the competitors and organisers, explaining what it's actually like putting yourself through some of the most extreme physical tests known to man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"United Sourcing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47665475485932,"sku":"9781909313750","price":7.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781909313750-up-for-the-challenge.jpg?v=1779745631","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/up-for-the-challenge-by-dominic-bliss-9781909313750","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}