{"product_id":"9780007306206","title":"Just a Little Run Around the World : 5 Years, 3 Packs of Wolves and 53 Pairs of Shoes","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Swale-Pope, Rosie \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 28\/05\/2009,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 336 pages, (1x8pp plates),\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780007306206,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter her husband died of cancer, 57-year-old Rosie set off to run around the world, raising money in memory of the man she loved. Followed by wolves, knocked down by a bus, confronted by bears, chased by a naked man with a gun and stranded with severe frostbite, Rosie's breathtaking 20,000-mile solo journey is as gripping as it is inspiring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Rosie's solo run around the world started out of sorrow and heartache and a wish to turn something around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Heartbroken when she lost her husband to cancer, Rosie set off from Wales with nothing but a small backpack of food and equipment, and funded by the rent from her little cottage. So began her epic 5-year journey that would take her 20,000 miles around the world, crossing Europe, Russia, Asia, Alaska, North America, Greenland, Iceland, and back into the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e On a good day she'd run 30 miles, on a bad day she'd only manage 500 yards, digging herself out of the snow at -62 degrees C, moving her cart inches at a time. Every inch, every mile, was a triumph, a celebration of life, and 53 pairs of shoes later Rosie arrived home to jubilant crowds in Tenby, Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Rosie's incredible story is a mesmerizing page-turner of the run of her life. It will wake up the sleeping adventurer in you; it will inspire hope, courage and determination in you; but most of all it will convince you to live your life to the full and make every day count.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697568350252,"sku":"9780007306206","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780007306206.jpg?v=1722596936","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780007306206","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}