A Mid Life Less Ordinary: From Ultramarathon Insanity to Rowing the Atlantic at Fifty

Peter Wright

ISBN 10: 1801509654 / ISBN 13: 9781801509657

Published by Pitch Publishing Ltd, 2025

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Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Mid Life Less Ordinary: From Ultramarathon Insanity to Rowing the Atlantic at Fifty
• Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1801509654
• ISBN 13: 9781801509657
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 302 grams

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Synopsis

The inspirational and relatable real-life story of how financial officer Peter Wright transformed himself from being mildly active to an endurance event extraordinaire.

Foreword from Rory Coleman, the UK’s leading ultramarathon coach.

Forty is the age when people tend to wind things down to a life a bit more ordinary. Not Peter. Having put his questionable athletic ability and mild asthma to one side, he catches the running bug and completes the London Marathon. Only, this isn’t the end of the story. Instead, it provides the springboard for a passion for endurance challenges.

Follow Peter as he:

• Crosses desert, tropical rainforest and Arctic tundra, to raise more than £100,000 for charity
• Completes the Marathon des Sables, the Jungle Ultra, the Western States 100, the Cape Wrath Ultra and many other gruelling challenges
• Runs a marathon while dragging a car
• Takes the ultimate test while nearing 50: rowing the Atlantic Ocean on a very small boat with his friend and fellow adventurer, Steve Hayes

Inspiring, hilarious and jaw-dropping, this book shows what you can achieve if you put your mind to it, and why age – and a lack of athletic ability – is no barrier to pushing beyond your imagined limits.

About the Author

Peter Wright has undertaken some of the world’s most challenging endurance events. In addition to rowing the Atlantic, he has completed the Marathon des Sables, the Jungle Ultra, the Western States 100, the Cape Wrath Ultra and many more. Steve Wright is Pete’s brother. He has spent his professional career in publishing as an editor, writer and sub-editor. He co-wrote In the Shadows with former footballer David Stocks.