50 Races To Run Before You Die - Tobias Mews

DESCRIPTION 

Tobias Mews is one of the UK's leading adventure athletes and journalists. As well as a weekly columnist for Telegraph Men, he also contributes to all of the major outdoor titles, from Runner's World to Men's Fitness. He's also the founder and editor of online adventure magazine Hard as Trails (www.hardastrails.com).

His thirst for extreme endurance races has taken him around the world. He's knocked off seven sub 3-hr marathons, twice completed the Marathon des Sables within the Elite Top 20, multiple Ironman triathlons, including a coveted 'Black T-shirt' in the Norseman, 'swim ran' 75kms across 26 islands of Stockholm's archipelago in the OtillO, run several times run around Tour du Mont Blanc, including a top 200 finish in the UTMB, mountain biked 800kms across South Africa in the Cape Epic, cycled the length and breadth of the UK, completed the expedition length 530km Godzone Adventure race in New Zealand and recently ran 200 miles along the mountainous spine of Wales in the legendary Dragon's Back Race.

Written by Tobias Mews 

Published by Aurum Press Ltd

Foreword by James Cracknell 

Purchase here

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Races-Run-Before-You-Die/dp/1781314446

MY REVIEW

This book is 50 different races that the author thinks we should do before we die. I have done 3 of them so still a way to go if I want to do all 50. 

The runs are categorised into good for beginners (I've done 1 off this list), Sucker for punishment (2 off this list) and hard as nails, I'm obviously not hard as nails as I've done none of this list and neither am I likely to. 

Each event that's written about, from Parkrun to The Dragons Back Ultra is a detailed account of that event with lots of stats and a good write up of the actual run.

You dont have to have dreams of doing these races to enjoy the book, it's good to read all about different event, it may even make you think " I'm going to do that one". The author has gone into a good amount of detail for each run and has provided top tips for each run. 

Though I'm unlikely to participate in 47 of these runs it's still very interesting to read about other events. I liked the book and would recommend.