Beyond Impossible
From Reluctant Runner to Guinness World Record Breaker
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Narrated by:
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Lucy Brown
About this listen
This incredible story of how an ordinary mum ran her way into the record books will inspire beginner runners and die-hard marathon devotees alike, proving that, no matter where life takes you, it’s never too late to achieve your dreams and do the impossible.
When Mimi first started jogging on a treadmill as an unfit 36-year-old mother of three, she never imagined she would go on to become a world-record-breaking ultrarunner. After coming to terms with the anorexia that had impacted her life from a young age, Mimi begins to reassess her relationship with food and finds a new resolve in running. With a renewed sense of purpose, she decides to take the sport that saved her life to the next level, training hard and throwing herself in at the deep end by entering the epic Marathon des Sables in the Sahara desert, despite still being a novice runner. One startling success leads to another, as she finds herself taking on ever-more-challenging races - from the Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley, USA, to the 6633 Arctic Ultra - all building up to her biggest challenge yet: attempting to gain the Guinness World Record time for a female running 840 miles from John o’Groats to Land’s End.
©2017 Mimi Anderson (P)2020 W F HowesCritic Reviews
"This book will inspire you to take on new challenges and achieve things you never believed you could.... Mimi will inspire you to be brave enough to take that next step on your running journey." (Leanne Davies)
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- Anonymous User
- 15-05-2022
Self indulgent, embarrassingly so.
Will definitely be wanting a refund. A story of cross-addictive behaviour and gratuitous self pity.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-03-2023
Incredible tale of Mimi’s journey
Wow. What an incredible lady. The narration was a little difficult to start with but the story was incredible
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- Endurer
- 09-11-2023
See the power of the mind
What an inspiring book, just loved the book and the story. What an incredible person and how amazing is the support group.
Well written, I couldn't put it down.
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- Vic
- 28-11-2023
Inspiring
Loved the inspirational story and how much you have grown from your childhood through to being a grandmother. Well done.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-04-2024
A great listen
A good listen for people interested in running and achieving success in life through running. A great story about beating eating disorders through running
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- Andreea V.
- 22-05-2024
Great story, annoying voice actor
Inspiring and very fun story to listen to, shame that the voice actor has to put on annoying voices and can’t pronounce words like “Inuit” correctly. The voice was distracting and at times very irritating.
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- TONY EVANS
- 07-08-2024
Brady written poorly narrated
While the subject matter might be interesting, the book is written in the style of a basic diary with no insights or nuance. The narration sounds like it’s computer generated.
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