Adventure Racing - Hardcover

Jacques-marais

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9781843307235: Adventure Racing

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About the Author

Jacques Marais is a professional photographer, writer, and consulting editor who specializes in adventure, eco, and wilderness activities based in southern Africa. He is a regular contributor to a host of leading South African magazines and newspapers, and his work is regularly featured in magazines such as Men's Health, Sports Illustrated, Discovery Magazine, and Runner's World. Through his extensive international travels, Marais has compiled a vast library of photography showcasing the most remote and beautiful corners of the globe.

Marais lives in Cape Town, South Africa.

Lisa de Speville received her honors degree in medical cell biology, but her passion for sport and adventure has dominated her career direction. She is the owner and editor of South Africa's adventure racing Web site, www.AR.co.za, and works as a freelance journalist, Web designer, and adventure racing camerawoman. Speville won Brazil's Jungle Marathon in 2003, and she has completed numerous multiday adventure races and solo self-sufficient ultra footraces.

Speville lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Review

"This is a thorough guide for all levels of athletes, especially those getting involved in adventure racing for the first time. Jacques and Lisa have left no stone unturned when it comes to preparing for and competing in an adventure race."

Brian Metzler
Editor, Adventure Sports Magazine

"If this book didn't contain any text at all it would still be well worth the price. Full-color from cover to cover, it illustrates some of the best adventure racing photography is the world.

ARGear.com

"No other books gives you the "feel" of adventure racing through photographs as accurately as Adventure Racing. Authors Jacques Marais and Lisa de Speville explain the ins and outs of adventure racing in an easy to understand way."

ARGear.com

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9780736059114: Adventure Racing

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ISBN 10:  0736059113 ISBN 13:  9780736059114
Publisher: Human Kinetics, 2005
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