Coasting: Running Around The Coast Of Britain

Product Description

Running away from your problems doesn’t solve anything – but sometimes it’s more fun than dealing with them.

Elise was spending a lot of time crying on buses. She had just graduated from university; she had a shiny new flat, her first proper job & a budding relationship – & they were all making her utterly miserable. Sitting at work one day, she hit upon the obvious solution:

Run 5, 000 miles around the coast of Britain, carrying her kit on her back.
Six months later Elise set off, with absolutely no ultra-running experience, unable to read a map & having never pitched a tent alone before. Over the 301 days that followed she developed a debilitating fear of farmyard animals, cried on a lot of beaches & saw Britain at its most wild & wonderful.

Coasting is about putting one foot in front of the other, even when it feels impossible, & trying to enjoy it too. With heart & humour, Elise explores the thrill of taking risks & putting your trust in total strangers, & learns some home truths along the way.

But first she must carefully arrange her own death.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781787839816
• Author: Elise Downing
• Publisher: Summersdale
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 320
• Dimensions: 19.9 x 12.9 x 2.2cm