How far can you go? What is your limit? Are competing in an ultramarathon at age 70, sailing from Washington State to Alaska without a motor, swimming the English Channel at age 15, and running the Boston Marathon in reverse and then turning around to race it conventionally really terrible ideas? In The Unforgiving Hours, Shannon Hogan dives into the world of endurance sports by taking us on the journeys of unheralded athletes tackling extraordinary quests in creative ways, proving what is possible and attesting to the patient drive, mettle, adaptability, passion, humor, and grit that exists in all of us.

• Lynne Cox breaking the record for swimming across the English Channel at age 15
• Jeanne Goussev, along with teammate Kelly Danielson, leading the first all-woman sailing team to win the Race to Alaska
• Yuichiro Hidaka dreaming of eating potato chips while running the Boston Double for the fourth time
• John Stamstad voyaging to Alaska for an all-night February bike race in the bush of the Last Frontier
• Gunhild Swanson running the Western States 100 Endurance Run five days shy of her seventy-first birthday
• Gordon Wadsworth racing the hardest mountain bike race in the world while opting for only one bike gear
• Melissa Kegler training for two years to break the American Ice Mile Distance record in 39.2ºF water
• Chris Jones embarking on The Last Great Race—six 100-mile ultramarathons to be completed over the course of one summer
• And Seana Hogan, the current cycling transcontinental female record holder (set at age 35) fighting the race clock and father time to finish Race Across America at age 60

Unleash your creativity within the pages of Pixel Cats and find a way to relax and enjoy the fancy spaceships and sleek architecture. The journey will take you to never-seen-before places where cybermeows reign and fans of kittens and felines will rejoice.

This cybernetic jungle includes detailed pages for endless fun and de-stressing hours. This coloring book mixes the intrinsic details of a futuristic world where cats rule the world and where nature and its feline creatures are beautifully balanced. These joyful scenes will let your creativity and imagination run wild with each stroke of your favorite coloring pencils!

Recovery is the most readily available yet underutilized tool for well-being, the counterbalance to your active lifestyle that allows you to rise to the ever-increasing demands and pace of work, training, and life.

Without effective recovery, there is considerable strain on your mind, body, and nervous system. This stress and tension continues to accumulate long after your effort and output is done, making you vulnerable to illness, injury, and burnout. Discover how to fit rest and recovery into your everyday life using reflection, writing prompts, and accessible mental and physical recovery tools to activate and strengthen your own restorative practice. Move, Rest, Recover: A Workbook will teach you how to use recovery to your full advantage by:

• Increasing your attentional capacity
• Managing and solving physical pain
• Promoting mental stability
• Boosting your immune system
• Improving the quality of your sleep
• And so much more!

Whether you’re putting in long hours at the office, training for a marathon, or managing the schedule and demands of your household, you’ll understand how to clear lingering mental and physical stress and tension throughout your day, every day, in ways that work for you.

You can do everything right—curate the best schedule, follow the perfect training plan, and eat all the right foods—but without fully embracing your mind and body’s innate need for rest, and dedicating ample attention to it, you will miss out. Use this book to rest and recover now, right where you are.