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The Pants of Perspective

One Woman's 3,000 Kilometre Running Adventure Through the Wilds of New Zealand

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The Pants of Perspective

By: Anna McNuff
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"A thrilling, coming-of-age journey that will make you yearn to go on your own adventures.” (Runner's World)

Anna was never anything like those "real" runners on telly - all spindly limbs, tiny shorts, and split times - but when she read about New Zealand’s 3,000-kilometer-long Te Araroa Trail, she began to wonder...perhaps being a "real" runner was overrated. Maybe she could just run it anyway?

Travelling alone through New Zealand’s backcountry for 148 days, she scrambled through forests, along ridgelines, over mountain passes, along beaches, and across swollen rivers. Running up to 52 kilometers in a day, she slept wild most nights and was taken into the homes and hearts of the Kiwi people in between.

The Pants of Perspective is a witty, colorful, and at times painfully raw account of a journey to the edge of what a woman believes herself to be capable of. It is a coming-of-age story that will lead you on a roller-coaster ride through fear, vulnerability, courage, and failure.

For anyone who has ever dreamt of taking on a great challenge but felt too afraid to begin - this story is for you.

©2017 Anna McNuff (P)2018 Anna McNuff Biographies & Memoirs Running & Jogging Women Witty Heartfelt Funny Inspiring Feel-Good New Zealand Sports Bio

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"Beaming with limitless ambition, positivity and enthusiasm." (Women’s Running)

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Fun story. I'll be listening to this again. I enjoyed the narrator's voice as well.

Great Audible book

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Anna McNuff, had done it again! She ensnared me with her exuberance in "50 Shades of the USA," and spurred me to get back to biking (thanks!). And, now, she's taken me on a run (I. Don't. Run.) across New Zealand on the Te Araroa Trail where danger, snorting laughter and philosophical musings make for a mixed travelogue stew of adventure. She's thrust herself out in the wild, primitive camping with bars of chocolate for dinner, or 'remembering' civilization by staying with warm-hearted Kiwi families and soaking up local culture and food. It's a joy to see her ponder and mature as she treks solo in the bush. It's the difficult journeys which provide a perfect petri dish for good growth, as Anna's found out. Give it a read!

Exhilarating Escapades with Plucky Brit!

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Absolutely loved it! Anna delivers a delightful story of her journey with such a great perspective and humor! Very inspiring too!

Happy read

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absolutely loved this book! love that Anna read it herself and love her enthusiasm. she's one badass woman and a fabulous storyteller.

highly recommend

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I loved every minute of this book and the author as well. A delightful account of one of the most spectacular places on earth!

What an adventure!

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