Running Hot

Author(s): Lisa Tamati

Running | Aotearoa

The first Australasian woman to take on Badwater - the world's toughest race through Death Valley - Lisa Tamati's incredible journey of ultra-running endurance, heartbreak and resilience is an astounding read for athletes as well as the armchair-inclined. • New in paperback • A great story of an athlete who has triumphed over adversity to gain world recognition in her chosen sport • Will have a broad appeal, but will particularly resonate with biography readers and sports fans who want to know how she does it! • Includes training tips, gear lists and useful for all runners • Badwater is the race made (locally) famous by Dean Karnazes The Badwater Ultramarathon through Death Valley in the United States is one of the world's toughest races. In 2008, Lisa Tamati was the first New Zealand woman to compete in the race, running alongside such legends of the sport as Dean Karnazes and David Goggins. But Lisa's story is so much more than that one race. At the age of 19 she suffered a crippling back injury and was told she should give up running. She took that as a challenge and, with her Austrian boyfriend, went on to run, walk and bike her way across thousands of kilometres of Europe, Scandinavia and Africa before taking on the ultimate challenge - an unassisted crossing of the Libyan Desert. What happened in the desert would change the course of Lisa's life and instil in her a love of desert running. Running Hot is a story of a life lived to the max, complete with challenges, setbacks, heartbreaks and triumph.


Product Information

Lisa Tamati was the first New Zealand woman ever to complete the Badwater Ultramarathon through Death Valley. She discovered her love of ultrarunning while living in Europe and has completed most of the world's toughest endurance races. She now lives in her hometown of New Plymouth where, when she's not training, she works as a jeweller.

General Fields

  • : 9781877505096
  • : Allen & Unwin
  • : Allen & Unwin
  • : April 2011
  • : 200x130mm
  • : Australia
  • : May 2011
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Lisa Tamati
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : en
  • : 796.42092
  • : 252