| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 216 pages, plates) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
The boy who walked to the zoo and ran to the ends of the Earth -- The last race on Earth -- Baby, we were born to run-- but in Antarctica? -- All feet on deck -- Going south -- English lessons, Russian rules -- The Drake Lake effect -- The madness of King George Island -- At a glacial pace -- Bicycle-riding grandmas of the Antarctic -- Southern discomfort, northern exposure. |
| Summary |
Chronicling the world's most difficult race through the eyes of one who ran it, this vivid and humorous memoir shares the adventures of inspiring contestants-including a wheelchair-bound runner and three record-breaking grandmothers-as they trek across the daunting terrain of extinct volcanoes, craggy mountain peaks, and the turbulent Drake passage, all in a quest to complete the Antarctica Marathon. Revealing the runners' struggles against melting glaciers and hostile skuas, the narrative also recounts their unique experiences with curious penguins and whale sightings. Spotlighting the people. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hanc, John.
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Marathon running -- Antarctica.
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Marathon running. |
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Antarctica. |
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Runners (Sports) -- Antarctica -- Biography.
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Runners (Sports) |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hanc, John. Coolest race on Earth. 1st ed. Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, ©2009 9781556527388 (DLC) 2008029677 (OCoLC)228365476 |
| ISBN |
9781569764107 (electronic book) |
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1569764107 (electronic book) |
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9781556529177 (electronic book) |
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1556529171 (electronic book) |
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1306051738 (e-book) |
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9781306051736 (e-book) |
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9781556527388 |
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1556527381 |
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