{"id":11679,"date":"2024-10-24T21:19:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T14:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=11679"},"modified":"2024-10-24T21:19:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T14:19:38","slug":"mental-the-toughest-bloodiest-and-hardest-challenges-in-the-world-bionicoldguy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=11679","title":{"rendered":"Mental \u2013 The Toughest, Bloodiest And Hardest Challenges In The World \u2013 BionicOldGuy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-12176\">\n\t\t\t<!-- .entry-header -->\t\t<!-- .entry-meta --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This is an entertaining book by Helen Summer about some of the most difficult ultramarathons in the world. It is a combination of jaw-dropping descriptions of the courses and first-person accounts by people who have run them. Most of the events are ultra-running, but there are some other adventures like kayaking and triathlons thrown in. They cover the range from the highest race in the world, \u201cLa Ultra\u201d (\u201cThe High\u201d) in the Himalayas in India, to some of the coldest, like the Yukon Arctic Ultra in Canada. My favorite line was the description of the runners from China who read an account of the Sahara race in Jordan, and were inspired to run it themselves. As the author pointed out \u201creading can be a dangerous sport\u201d. My wife would agree, which is usually why she tries to take books like this away from me. But I enjoy them because they make my own adventures seem sane in comparison. It\u2019s also safe because I can\u2019t run anymore after two hip replacements. Now if I\u2019d read this 20 years ago or so when I still had cartilage in my hips, it might have been dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>I thoroughly enjoyed this book and it\u2019s descriptions of an incredible variety of adventures.<\/p>\n<div id=\"jp-post-flair\" class=\"sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sd-content\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-linkedin\"\/>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\"\/>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\">\n<div class=\"pinterest_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbionicoldguy.home.blog%2F2024%2F10%2F24%2Fmental-the-toughest-bloodiest-and-hardest-challenges-in-the-world%2F&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fbionicoldguy.home.blog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F10%2Fimage-9.png&amp;description=Mental%20-%20The%20Toughest%2C%20Bloodiest%20And%20Hardest%20Challenges%20In%20The%20World\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"beside\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-end\"\/><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-footer --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"entry-author author-avatar-show\">\n<div class=\"author-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25e2835f41aad499102b7dccdf750ee9842e9a75fa2931cd1ba6fa84c47eafd5?s=80&amp;d=&amp;r=G\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25e2835f41aad499102b7dccdf750ee9842e9a75fa2931cd1ba6fa84c47eafd5?s=80&amp;d=&amp;r=G 1x, https:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25e2835f41aad499102b7dccdf750ee9842e9a75fa2931cd1ba6fa84c47eafd5?s=120&amp;d=&amp;r=G 1.5x, https:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25e2835f41aad499102b7dccdf750ee9842e9a75fa2931cd1ba6fa84c47eafd5?s=160&amp;d=&amp;r=G 2x, https:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25e2835f41aad499102b7dccdf750ee9842e9a75fa2931cd1ba6fa84c47eafd5?s=240&amp;d=&amp;r=G 3x, https:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25e2835f41aad499102b7dccdf750ee9842e9a75fa2931cd1ba6fa84c47eafd5?s=320&amp;d=&amp;r=G 4x\" class=\"avatar avatar-80\" height=\"80\" width=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- .author-avatar --><\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"author-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished by <span class=\"author-name\">BionicOldGuy<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- .author-heading --><\/p>\n<p class=\"author-bio\">\n\t\t\t\tI am a Mechanical Engineer born in 1953, Ph. D, Stanford, 1980. I have been active in the mechanical CAE field for decades. I also have a lifelong interest in outdoor activities and fitness. I have had both hips replaced and a heart valve replacement due to a genetic condition. This blog chronicles my adventures in staying active despite these bumps in the road.\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bionicoldguy.home.blog\/author\/richardking2213\/\" rel=\"author\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tView all posts by BionicOldGuy\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><!-- .author-bio -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-auhtor --><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<strong>Published<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-10-24T06:15:00-07:00\">October 24, 2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-10-23T14:32:14-07:00\">October 23, 2024<\/time>\t\t<\/p>\n<p><!-- .site-posted-on -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;appId=249643311490&version=v2.3\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bionicoldguy.home.blog\/2024\/10\/24\/mental-the-toughest-bloodiest-and-hardest-challenges-in-the-world\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an entertaining book by Helen Summer about some of the most difficult ultramarathons in the world. 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