Double Olympic gold-medal winner James Cracknell. His story before & after his life-changing accident. In October 2011 James Cracknell two-time Olympic gold-medal rower & one of the greatest endurance athletes the world has ever known suffered a seizure at home as his young son looked on in horror. A man who had known no limits a man who had practically achieved the impossible was now struggling to master lifes simple challenges. A year earlier as James undertook yet another endurance challenge in Arizona he was knocked off his bike by the wing mirror of a petrol tanker. It had smashed into the back of his head at high speed causing severe frontal lobe damage. The doctors werent sure if he would recover & if he did whether he would ever be the same again. Touching Distance" is an extraordinary honest & powerful account as James & his wife Bev confront for the first time the lasting effects that the accident has had on their lives. It is the story of a marriage of a family & of one mans fight back to be the best husband & father he can be."