"Five reasons I run that have nothing to do with running." with Erica Terblanche

Run recounts the extraordinary journey of South African, Erica Terblanche, an ordinary woman who manages to excel on the world stage of extreme distance-running in some of the most inhospitable and majestic landscapes across the planet.

The story thunders from one exotic race location to the next, as we are pulled along with the runners who battle the elements and each other across the vastness of the Sahara in Egypt, the Atacama in Chile, the Namib Desert in Southern Africa, the great Grand Canyon, Turkish Cappadocia and the Kalahari Desert, to name only a few.

Raw and honest and infinitely human, this memoir shares wisdoms from the furthest edge of endurance and valuable life lessons which will enrich any reader - whether runner or not. While you may laugh, cry, and forget to take a breath at times, it is inevitable that Run will at some point remind you of your own great potential and long-forgotten dreams, and give you the courage to start again, whatever it is that you have been wanting to for so long.

Far more than just a book on running, at its heart, ’Run for the love of life’ is a story about love, forgiveness, perseverance, and growth, and about the important things in life that ultimately make us happy. Told with wit, humour and vulnerability, it is a book that will stay with the reader long after the final page is turned.

You can find ‘Run for the Love of Life’ at https://www.amazon.co.uk/RUN-Love-Life-harshest-landscapes-ebook/dp/B09JGR8G56

Erica Terblanche

Erica is a life and well-being coach, and has a popular weekly feature on Mix FM on the science of well-being and how people can build resilience in scientifically validated ways.

She has a degree in psychology, a masters in positive psychology from the University of East London in the UK, and several international coaching qualifications that enable her to work with individuals and especially within teams. She has twenty years of corporate experience at Exco and Board level in financial services and holds an MBA from the University of Cape Town.

She is also a well-known and accomplished endurance athlete, having won some of the world's most grueling multi-day races (she has told me the furthest she has every run without stopping once is 208km - she knows about perseverance and grit and not just from text books) and she is the author of the much-acclaimed memoir 'RUN for the Love of Life', which also made it to the Exclusive Books Top Recommended list for non-fiction only three months after publishing the book.

Erica is also the founder of Teach a Girl to Fish and Thrive Guru, both businesses helping people to unlock their highest personal potential, well-being, and happiness. She has a unique angle on motivational speaking, blending her corporate experience with the lessons from extreme distance running with the science of what makes life worthwhile to inspire, equip and motivate people to take that next step in their life.

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