Cross the Lines: A Journey to Complete the Marathon Grand Slam

Every marathon has two lines. We usually focus on the Finish Line; that is where the crowd gathers, that is where medals are awarded. We see crossing the Finish Line as the victory. But there is a second line: the Starting Line. Sometimes, getting to that line and crossing it is even harder. Once you do, though, life can get pretty amazing. William Thomas only began running at age 42, and ran his first marathon nine months later. Looking for a new goal, he set out to complete The Marathon Grand Slam: running a marathon on all 7 continents and at the North Pole. In addition to running marathons in the United States, his Grand Slam journey took him to Singapore, France, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, Antarctica, and ultimately, the North Pole. CROSS THE LINES is the story of the multi-year journey that put him onto a very different path from anything he could have imagined before. CHAPTER 1: The Starting LineCHAPTER 2: 26.2 Lessons From Running MarathonsCHAPTER 3: North America -- Marine Corps MarathonCHAPTER 4: Asia -- Standard Chartered Singapore MarathonCHAPTER 5: Europe -- Paris MarathonCHAPTER 6: South America -- Rio de Janeiro MarathonCHAPTER 7: Africa -- Cape Town MarathonCHAPTER 8: Australia -- Blackmore's Sydney MarathonCHAPTER 9: Antarctica -- Antarctic Ice MarathonCHAPTER 10: North Pole -- North Pole MarathonCHAPTER 11: No Finish Line In Sight