The World at My Feet: The Extraordinary Story of the Record-Breaking Fastest Run Around the Earth

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Tom Denniss Peter FitzSimons

The World at My Feet

The Extraordinary Story of the Record-Breaking Fastest Run Around the Earth

Tom Denniss, Peter FitzSimons

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English

Allen & Unwin
24 June 2015

Memoirs; Sports & outdoor recreation; Extreme sports

In 2013, Australian Tom Denniss became the fastest person to circumnavigate the world on foot. His epic journey lasted nearly two years, and for each of the 622 days it took him to run around the planet, Tom completed the equivalent of a marathon or more.

Based on distance alone his feat was an extraordinary act of endurance, but along the way Tom also survived a near-death experience on an ice cliff as he was running over the top of the Andes, was chased by dogs, snakes and suspicious border police, narrowly avoided lethal cars and buses, suffered in 60-degree heat and sub-zero blizzards, tore through 17 pairs of runners, and raised tens of thousands of dollars for Oxfam. He also experienced an amazing diversity of scenery, culture, food and people as he traversed New Zealand, North and South America, Europe from the Atlantic to the Bosphorus, and Australia from Fremantle to Sydney.

The World at My Feet is his account of an incredible 26,232 kilometre run, and a vivid insight into an adventure of truly global proportions.

By: Tom Denniss
Contributions by: Peter FitzSimons
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 588g
ISBN: 9781760112097
ISBN 10: 1760112097
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 24 June 2015
Recommended Age: From
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tom Denniss works for Oceanlinx, a company he founded in 1997. The company has developed a technology to convert the energy in ocean waves into electricity. The technology has recently reached cost-competitiveness with other forms of renewable energy, and the company's first fully commercial wave energy plant is expected to be operating by late 2013. Tom Denniss has a PhD in Mathematics and Oceanography, as well as a First Class Honours degree in Science and a degree in Mathematics. Besides his employment at Oceanlinx, he has worked as a high school teacher, a university lecturer, and an investment banker. Tom is also a former professional musician, having played to audiences in eight different countries, a former professional rugby league player, and an amateur artist.