From Light to Dark by Dave Heeley
Born sighted, 'Blind' Dave Heeley showed athletic promise from an early age, smashing his town's 1,500-metre track record aged just 11 years old. However, a devastating diagnosis shattered his sporting dreams and he hastily gave up on sporting activity. From Light To Dark charts Dave's story and how he rediscovered his boyhood talent for running and went on to undertake some of the world's toughest challenges, including John O'Groats to Land's End (with a difference); ten marathons in ten days; 700 miles of cycling across seven countries in seven days; and the 2015 Marathon des Sables, dubbed the 'toughest footrace on Earth'. In 2008 came Dave's greatest achievement, his name entering the record books as he became the first, and to date the only, blind person to have completed the ultimate endurance challenge of seven marathons, in seven consecutive days, on seven different continents. With a foreword by the veteran and record-breaking English adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, From Light to Dark is a heart-warming, inspirational tale of triumph over adversity.
'Blind' Dave Heeley is a motivational speaker, charity fundraiser, runner and cyclist. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Wolverhampton, a Prime Minister's Point of Light Award, and the Freedom of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell. Writer, Sophie Parkes, joined Dave in the writing of this book. Sophie is the author of Wayward Daughter, a biography of musician Eliza Carthy, and is usually found contributing to the music press. She lives in Manchester with her husband.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781785311192 |
| ISBN 10 | 1785311190 |
| Title | From Light to Dark |
| Author | Dave Heeley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pitch Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-02-15 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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