Navy board binding with gilt title and Arctic and Antarctic pictures on the front board.

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In a feat that ranks with the brave and inspiring deeds of Scott of the Antarctic, Sir Edmund Hillary and Jessica Watson, famed Australian ultramarathon runner Pat Farmer did what no human has ever done: run from the North Pole to South Pole. His mission: to raise money for the Red Cross to fund water projects in the world’s neediest regions.

Review: This man is clearly a champion in every sense of the word. What he did is incredible and I don’t regret reading the book. It is in journal form and he notes that he didn’t change much when editing for publication. I imagine running 80-100km in the day and then sitting down to write. I don’t know how he did it. I would have liked it if he had added his thoughts after the fact reading his notes and worked that in together. I prefer thoughts with my facts. After all this was a very personal exploit. I would have liked a bit more info on the atmosphere of the places he travelled because he was in incredible places. I guess I hoped to learn more and be more moved by what he did, almost feeling like I had lived it vicariously. Instead I was reading his journal which was void of emotion as one would be having to run 2+ marathons every day for 11 months. My goodness. What is left for him to do?