![]() She never viewed herself as an athlete, but she was searching for a unique kind of outlet that provided both physical and psychological challenges. In 2005, she moved to Homer, Alaska, to pursue adventure in the Last Frontier. She began her career working for weekly and daily newspapers in Utah and Idaho. About the Author Jill Homer grew up in Sandy, Utah, and graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in journalism in 2000. And every morning, she picks up the pieces and strikes out anew in an ongoing journey to discover what lies on the other side of the Great Divide: astonishing beauty, unconditional kindness, and boundless strength. Each night, she collapses under the crushing effort of this savage new way of life. During her record-breaking ride in the 2009 Tour Divide, Jill battles a torrent of self-doubt, anger, fatigue, loneliness, pain, grief, bicycle failures, crashes, violent storms, and hopelessness. “Be Brave, Be Strong: A Journey Across the Great Divide” is the story of an adventure driven relentlessly forward as foundations crumble. This final blow dismantles everything Jill thought she knew about life, love and her own identity. ![]() As she struggles with painful recovery and uncertainties about leaving a good job to pursue a seemingly impossible pipe dream, her employer hands down “an offer she can’t refuse.” Just two days before their departure date, her boyfriend ends their eight-year relationship. An accident during a race on the Iditarod Trail results in serious frostbite. But in the tradition of best-laid plans, Jill’s dream starts to unravel the minute she sets it in motion. Jim Speakman Jill Homer, a newspaper editor in Alaska, has an outlandish ambition: a 2,740-mile mountain bike race from Canada to Mexico along the rugged Continental Divide. This is a very open, female perspective on what I assume is normally the predominantly macho and insular world of extreme bike racing, and means the book is never just a dry account of a bike ride. Andy AmickJill Homer grants us plenty of personal insights into the background to her Tour Divide ride, and her feelings during the ride itself. And be careful because you might just develop dreams of one day riding the Tour Divide yourself. If you enjoy adventure and cycling, youll enjoy this book. I mean how many of us would ride a mountain bike from Canada to Mexico in rain and over 11,000 foot mountains in just 24 days? With only two outfits and a bag of junk food and a sleeping bag? - Tara Chevrestt, Book BabeAnother great adventure story from Jill. not only can she write a good yarn, but her story is amazing. Flying With Red HaircrowI am in awe of this woman. David Chenault, Bedrock and ParadoxWere given fascinating views into the internal struggle and psychological influences that allow some people to push their mind and body to the edge and actually achieve heightened awareness and ability that forever creates in them a craving to experience it again and again. Most of all, it elevates the joy of suffering on a bike to high intrapersonal art. Descripción provista por la editorial : Review Be Brave, Be Strong is a book both simple and enormously complex, a story both nuanced and quick-reading, and an adventure narrative of both personal and cultural significance. ANTES DE REALIZAR UNA CONSULTA, VISUALICE TODAS LAS IMAGENES DEL PRODUCTO. ELBAZARDIGITAL VENDEDOR PLATINUM - TODOS NUESTROS PRODUCTOS EN: -X-X-X- SOMOS IMPORTADORES DIRECTOS, ESTE PRODUCTO SE COMPRA Y SE IMPORTA DESDE ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTO IMPLICA QUE USTED ESTA COMPRANDO EL MISMO PRODUCTO QUE COMPRARÍA UN CLIENTE DE ESE PAÍS. FORMA DE PAGO : MERCADOPAGO - HACEMOS FACTURA A. ![]() EN CABA (CAPITAL FEDERAL) ENVIAMOS SIN CARGO ESTE PRODUCTO. ENVIAMOS POR MERCADOENVIOS - PUEDE RETIRAR POR AHORA SOLO POR QUILMES, MICROCENTRO ESTA CERRADO, POR ESO. ANTES DE COMPRAR PREGUNTE FECHA DE ENTREGA.
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