Go Multisport: Add Fun, Challenge & Exploration to Your World

Author:   Jennifer Mcconachie
Publisher:   Hatherleigh Press,U.S.
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9781578269921


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   30 January 2024
Format:   Paperback
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Are you ready to Go Multisport? You can run, you can paddle, you can SUP (stand up paddleboard), you can swim, you can ski, you can climb, you can train, and you can bike. But how can you combine them all together? For ultra-like distances and days at a time? How about climbing, hiking, and packrafting all in one day? Beyond traditional 5Ks and 10Ks and single sport extreme and endurance events, is the newly evolving field of multisport. Multisport events are usually self-designed and determined. These extreme athletes most often create their own events because they are the first to do these human-powered endurance challenges. Some examples of multisport athletes include- Nathan Fa'avae- Winner of the Eco-Challenge World's Toughest Race, and 7-time Adventure Racing World Champion Roman Dial- Combines biking and packrafts in the Alaskan backcountry; has made full-length traverses (upward of 700 miles) by foot, ski, pedal and paddle of the Brooks and Alaska Ranges Dave Cornthwaite- Adventurer who created Expedition 1000, a quest to take on 25 journeys, each one a minimum of 1000 miles, using a different way of non-motorized transport throughout the world Alastair Humphreys- A National Geographic Adventurer of the Year for his concept of microadventures, encouraging people to get outside, even in short bouts Perfect for those who are seeking to do more--more challenge, more fun--this book provides a history, background, and empowering how-to. You will learn how to walk the edge of a radical new discipline. Also includes gear lists, sample race challenges, training secrets and more. The all-in-one resource and first handbook for multisport athletes with an introduction to the field of multisport and a look at how it came to be and what's next for the sport. Are you ready to Go Multisport? You can run, you can paddle, you can SUP (stand up paddleboard), you can swim, you can ski, you can climb, you can train, and you can bike. But how can you combine them all together? For ultra-like distances and days at a time? How about climbing, hiking, and packrafting all in one day? Beyond traditional 5Ks and 10Ks and single sport extreme and endurance events, is the newly evolving field of multisport. Multisport events are usually self-designed and determined. These extreme athletes most often create their own events because they are the first to do these human-powered endurance challenges. Some examples of multisport athletes include- Nathan Fa'avae- Winner of the Eco-Challenge World's Toughest Race, and 7-time Adventure Racing World Champion Roman Dial- Combines biking and packrafts in the Alaskan backcountry; has made full-length traverses (upward of 700 miles) by foot, ski, pedal and paddle of the Brooks and Alaska Ranges Dave Cornthwaite- Adventurer who created Expedition 1000, a quest to take on 25 journeys, each one a minimum of 1000 miles, using a different way of non-motorized transport throughout the world Alastair Humphreys- A National Geographic Adventurer of the Year for his concept of microadventures, encouraging people to get outside, even in short bouts Perfect for those who are seeking to do more--more challenge, more fun--this book provides a history, background, and empowering how-to. You will learn how to walk the edge of a radical new discipline. Also includes gear lists, sample race challenges, training secrets and more.

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Author:   Jennifer Mcconachie
Publisher:   Hatherleigh Press,U.S.
Imprint:   Hatherleigh Press,U.S.
Weight:   0.369kg
ISBN:  

9781578269921


ISBN 10:   157826992
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   30 January 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

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“If it feels like an adventure to you, then it is an adventure! Multisport gives you the freedom to interpret adventure in the way that works for you.” —Alastair Humphreys, National Geographic Adventurer of the Year “Jennifer has done an incredible job providing us all with a clear and concise picture of how important and powerful adventure can be in all of our lives. A book that I’ll be sharing with my daughters as well, as they embark on their own paths of adventure!” —Ray Zahab, Arctic world record holder & author of Running for My Life “Go Multisport offers fun, inspirational advice for adding spice to our exercise, training, adventures, and life. We have more than one set of muscles and using them all while outdoors makes us feel better, healthier, more centered, and complete. Jennifer McConachie shows us how.” —Roman Dial, author of Packrafting! and national bestseller The Adventurer’s Son


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Jennifer Strong McConachie is a multisport endurance athlete competing in running, swimming, triathlons, adventure racing, and paddling. She trains for mountain ascents around the world, including several of the Seven Summits. An Outward Bound graduate, she is also a Fellow in the Royal Geographical Society and member of The Explorers Club. She has a degree in Journalism, Mass Communications and Public Relations as well a several certifications in fitness teaching including from the American Council on Exercise. Jennifer is also an award-winning marketing and PR executive for global brands and organizations. As a professional speaker, presenter and trainer, Jennifer leads groups and workshops on business goal setting and leadership.

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