难对付的老家伙：心比万里 拉斯·库克 马拉松

Hardest Geezer : Mind over Miles

基本信息

Format:Paperback / softback

Publisher:Ebury Spotlight

Imprint:Ebury Spotlight

ISBN:9781529945935

Published:9 Sep 2025

Weight:224g

Dimensions:196 x 129 x 23 (mm)

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

10,000 英里，跨越 16 个国家，耗时 352 天。

“顽强的老家伙”拉斯·库克 (Russ Cook) 是第一个跑遍非洲大陆的人。

从南非厄加勒斯角的起点出发，穿越撒哈拉沙漠的沙尘暴、雨林、山脉和绵延数英里的空旷长路，拉斯跑出了相当于 386 场马拉松的距离，终在 50 周后冲过突尼斯的终点线。

曾遭遇绑架未遂、在武装抢劫中被持枪挟持，以及在被拒绝穿越阿尔及利亚时，整个挑战都悬而未决，但拉斯从未想过放弃。当他冲过拉斯安杰拉的终点线时，全世界的目光都聚焦在他身上。

非洲或许是他迄今为止面临的艰巨的体能挑战，但这绝非他的第一次：他曾打破拉车马拉松快纪录，也曾被活埋一周，仅靠水和一台相机记录这段经历。

在《艰难的老家伙：奔跑非洲》一书中，拉斯·库克分享了他如何扭转人生，直面这些挑战，并分享了他的动力，以及他展现出的非凡决心、坚韧不拔的毅力和毅力的故事。

“人生只有一次机会。去尝试一下吧。”

10,000 miles. 16 countries. 352 days.

Hardest Geezer, Russ Cook, is the first person to run the entire length of Africa.

From his starting point in Cape Agulhas, South Africa, through sandstorms in the Sahara Desert, rainforests, mountain ranges and long empty roads stretched out for miles in front of him, Russ ran the equivalent of 386 marathons finally crossing the finish line in Tunisia 50 weeks later.

Attempted kidnaps, being held at gunpoint in an armed robbery and the whole challenge left hanging in the balance when he was denied the right to cross Algeria, Russ never once contemplated giving up. When he crossed the finish line in Ras Angela, he did so with the eyes of the world on him.

Africa may have been his most physical challenge yet but it certainly wasn’t his first: he’s broken the record for the fastest car-pulling marathon and been buried alive for a week with nothing but water and a camera to record the experience.

In Hardest Geezer: Running Africa, Russ Cook shares how he turned his life around to face these challenges and shares his motivations and tales of incredible determination, sheer grit and endurance.

‘You get one chance at life. Go and have a stab at it.’

作者简介

耐力运动员拉斯·库克，又名“顽强的老家伙”，于2024年4月成为跑完全程穿越非洲的人，吸引了全世界的目光。这位来自西萨塞克斯郡的27岁小伙子在为期352天的超级马拉松比赛中为慈善事业筹集了超过100万英镑。

在筹备意义非凡的“非洲计划”期间，拉斯在油管上发布了一系列展现其勇气和决心的内容，积累了一批粉丝。他是一位独自一人从伊斯坦布尔跑到伦敦、从未被他人协助过的人，也从未被活埋过一周，并且保持着拉车跑马拉松快速度的世界纪录。拉斯还是“跑步慈善机构”的探险教练，这是一个致力于指导和激励年轻人、提升心理健康和韧性的全国性组织。

Endurance athlete Russ Cook, aka the Hardest Geezer, captured the attention of the world when he became the first person to ever run the full length of Africa in April 2024. The 27-year-old from West Sussex raised more than e1 million for charity during 352-day ultramarathon.

In the build up to the momentous Project Africa, Russ had built a following on YouTube with content that proved his grit and determination. He is the only person to have run from Istanbul to London solo and unassisted, has he been buried alive for a week and holds the world record for the fastest marathon while pulling a car. Russ is also an adventure coach for The Running Charity, a national organisation guiding and inspiring young people by boosting their mental health and resilience.