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Loading... Be Brave, Be Strong: A Journey Across the Great Divide (edition 2011)by Jill Homer
Work detailsBe Brave, Be Strong: A Journey Across the Great Divide by Jill Homer
Rounded up from 4.5 stars. A very well written tale of the Ride the Divide mountain bike race from Banff, Canada to the Mexican border. (  ) patl | Mar 29, 2013 |  I too won this one through LibraryThing. It took me awhile to read the whole thing (nothing to do with the qualities of the book, my life being a little preoccupied at the time). When I did get a chance, I enjoyed this book great deal. It is an evocative and skillfully written story of the writer's experiences travelling the expanse of the North American continental divide as part of the Tour Divide race. An insane undertaking, not something I could imagine myself or most people trying, she perseveres through undeniable physical and personal adversity, and then proceeds to write a superbly written, interesting account ot it. ( ) brianfergusonwpg | Nov 25, 2011 | I won this book as a LibraryThing Member Giveaway and apologise for my late review. Unfortunately I was interupted in my reading of it and as yet I have not finished the book but I do hope to get back to it as what I have read so far was well written and the writer/athlete drew me into her world. I am not into sports or endurance feats of any kind but that has not made the book any less interesting or enjoyable. I have awarded 4 stars, so far so good. (  ) lesleymc | Oct 7, 2011 | free e-book received in exchange for a review This is an inspirational story about perseverance and determination. The author took part in a mountain bike race which took her from Canada to Mexico. The story allowed me to get inside the head of a serious athlete and see what drives that type of person. Her descriptions of the vistas and sights that she sees are really captivating. There were some points where I thought more caution could have been taken, such as riding when injured. I am not a serious athletic competitor, but reading this book helped me get a better idea of why they do the tough things they do. Enjoyable story, even for a non-cyclist ( ) kkunker | Sep 19, 2011 | The Great Divide is a 2,740 mile mountain bike race from Canada to Mexico across the Continental Divide. Jill, a newspaper editor in Alaska decides to undertake this momentous feat amidst injuries, a break-up and the uncertainty of her career. Jill details her journey through the race as she battles rain, mountains, bicycle breakdown, self-doubt and a tumult of emotions regarding her life. Let me begin by saying that I did enjoy this book. However, I felt at times that the same things happened over and over and that Jill made monumentally stupid decisions. From repeatedly failing to refill her water bag, to trudging ahead with a failing bicycle and failing to take care of injuries, I am quite amazed that she didn't die of dehydration, exhaustion or exposure to the elements. The book was very well written, Jill is a wonderful story teller and I was cheering as she hit the Mexico border. ( ) JanaRose1 | Aug 25, 2011 | no reviews | add a review
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