Bøker av Nicholas Turner

The story of a man who became disillusioned by the rat race at the tender age of 27 and decided to strike out and take a look at the world for eight months before accepting his long-term fate. The book charts the travels and travails across 22 countries and includes a multitude of adventures from the planned (a Machu Picchu trek, sky diving, bungee jumping, white water rafting, caving and more) to the unplanned (various muggings and minor kidnappings in South America and near death experiences in various countries). The re-opening of the world post-Covid seems an opportune time to release this hopefully humorous travel book on the world to provide some inspiration for those with pent up wanderlust.

This is a running book like no other. The stories are those of an unremarkable man who sleptwalked into what transpired to be a series of remarkable running adventures around the world as he completed 100 marathons. Adventures which traversed highs and lows, from glorious ultramarathon victories and befriending natives to ignominious withdrawals and encounters with the local constabulary in three different countries. In short, the stuff of a mother's nightmares, but a bar room dream. As the title implies, this book might not be one for the running purists, but it hopefully shows that even long distance running can be pursued without unduly sacrificing less wholesome aspects of life. It is a book primarily intended to make the reader smile and persuade them to run a little (for the non-runners) or a little more (for the runners).