Adventure racing is an exciting and fast-growing sport that combines nonstop, action-packed challenges such as trail running, mountain biking, orienteering, rock climbing, trekking, whitewater swimming, and paddling in some of the world’s most beautiful—and most challenging— places. Races last from just a few hours to two weeks, and are filled with passion, drama, sleep-deprivation, hallucinations, blisters, cramps, exhaustion—and inevitably great stories.   The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of My Feet contains over thirty first-person adventure racing stories that will take you from the leech-infested jungles of Borneo to the snow-capped peaks of Tibet to races near you.  You will be entertained and inspired as you read how athletes—from beginner to expert—overcame enormous odds, physical limitations, raging storms, equipment failure, personal fears, and in one case, even the tragic death of a competitor. These stories are as close as you can get to adventure racing without getting your feet wet. Neal Jamison is the author of Running Through the Wall . Nic Stover and Maureen Moslow-Benway are adventure-racing competitors and journalists. Contributors to this adventure racing collection include: Roman Dial, Ian Adamson, Don Mann, Robert Nagle, Marshall Ulrich, Cathy Tibbets, Robyn Benincasa, and Rebecca Rusch. And many more... The Adventure Racing Manifesto If you re not hungry, you re carrying too much food. If you re not thirsty, you re carrying to much water. If you are warm, you have too many clothes. If you re not wet, scratched, and bruised, you took the long way. If you are not frightened, you have too much gear. If you are not tired, you re going too slowly. If you are not drop-down sleepy, you re getting too much rest. And if you finish the race on schedule, it was too easy anyway. Neal Jamison is the editor of Running Through the Wall (Breakaway Books, 2003), and has written for Adventure Sports Magazine, Trail Runner, and Runner's World. Maureen Moslow-Benway is an experienced adventure racer. She is also an avid trail runner, mountain biker, and backpacker. She writes for MetroSports, and lives on a farm in Central Virginia. Nic is an experienced adventure racer and writer for Idaho Magazine. Used Book in Good Condition