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Marvellous Mimi / Books

Beyond 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.

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.

 

Running Fitness Magazine 

“One of the world’s most inspirational female distance runners’

Leanne Davies, Founder of Run Mummy Run

“This book will inspire you to take on new challenges and achieve things you never believed you could… While you might not be up to world-record attempts or super-ultra-length runs, Mimi will inspire you to be brave enough to take that next step on your running journey.”

Lisa Jackson, author of Your Pace or Mine?

“A heart-warming story full of unimaginable feats.”

Nell McAndrew

“Mimi’s story is truly amazing… Reading about her incredible journey will make anyone believe they can achieve anything they set their mind to.”

Limitless

Don’t limit your challenges. Challenge your limits

At the age of 55, record-breaking ultrarunner Mimi Anderson embarked on her most ambitious adventure yet. She wanted to become the fastest woman in history to run across America from Los Angeles to New York.

Her journey would cover 2,850 miles, 12 states and four time zones, dealing with extreme changes in terrain, weather and altitude along the way.

For 40 days, the determined mother of three pushed herself on and on for more than 2,000 miles across the vast continent, despite the onset of severe pain, until she was forced to make a crushing decision: carry on and risk never being able to run again or give up on her all-time goal.

What happened next set Mimi on a new, unexpected journey. She learned to face her fears and bounce back from defeat by taking up the new challenge of becoming a triathlete.

A follow-up to her first memoir Beyond Impossible, this next instalment in Mimi’s inspiring story proves that when one door closes, another opens – you just need the courage to swim, cycle and run through it.

Nell McAndrew, author & fitness enthusiast 

“Mimi’s Story shows you should never give up. If things don’t go your way, you can adapt and move on.

Aly Dixon, Olympian & 50km World Champion

“What a great read! Truly inspiring. This book highlights how ordinary people can achieve extraordinary things by using resilience and determination to turn disappointment into future success.  I challenge anyone to read it and not be inspired to go out and challenge themselves to overcome their own limits”

Anna McNuff author and adventurer

“In Limitless, Mimi shows that sometimes the greatest adventures in life come from finding the courage to step away from our dreams and into the unknown.  Her story is refreshingly honest and powerful – an inspiration for anyone who’s just starting out or looking to start all over again”.

Leanne Davies founder of Run Mummy Run 

“This book will inspire you to take on new challenges and achieve things you never believe you could.  While you might not be up to world-record attempts or super-ultra length runs, Mimi will inspire you to be brave enough to take that next step on your running journey”

Lisa Jackson author of Your Pace or Mine?

“A heart-warming story full of unimaginable feats”

Books are available either directly through me or you can purchase them from Amazon.co.uk and .com