Ergebnis für "The Extra Mile" in Biografien & Erinnerungen

One year after her astonishing victory at the Badwater Ultramarathon, Pam Reed again made distance running history when she braved the hottest weather in years - 135 degrees - to successfully defend her title. How does this 100-pound mother and stepmother of five muster the endurance and courage for the 28-hour climb from the hottest desert floor on Earth to the shadow of the continental United States' tallest point?

The Extra Mile is no ordinary sports memoir. But Kevin Sinfield is no ordinary sportsman. A one-club legend of Leeds Rhinos, who has now crossed codes as a defence coach for Leicester Tigers, Kevin Sinfield is a rugby icon. But in recent years has shown heroism of a very different kind through his selfless and extraordinary fundraising for Motor neurone disease (MND), the terminal illness that has affected his best mate and former teammate Rob Burrow.

Whether rich or poor, in any era, this is a mammoth task. So, how did Ruth’s grandmother do it in the mid-1950s to the early '80s in rural Jamaica, as a farmer with just a primary school education? What are the secrets of her survival, and how did her children fare in the end? In this inspirational memoir, author C. Ruth Taylor, shares the story of her beloved grandmother, Enid Nelson, who accomplished this extraordinary feat as a single mother. Listen to discover the challenges she encountered and the role of the supernatural in causing her to triumph.