Mark Beaumont
The Man Who Cycled the Americas is an epic. Cycling on his own, without any support team around him, Scotsman Mark Beaumont completed an astonishing feat of endurance. From the US’s northwestern tip to Chile and Tierra del Fuego, he cycled 15,000 miles, climbing Mount McKinley in Alaska and Aconcagua in Argentina (the highest peaks in North and South America) en route, and making his way through a series of fascinating adventures and tremendously diverse cultures. With his trademark humour and self-deprecation, Mark tells the story of this extraordinary journey. No doubt his latest adventure, a trip to the Arctic in a rowing boat, will be the inspiration for another book. Perhaps we shall hear a first draft at Lennoxlove. Book tickets to hear Mark Beaumont on Saturday 5th November, 6.00pm.
Andrew Murray
Andrew Murray ran 2,659 miles from John o’ Groats to the Moroccan Sahara Desert to raise cash for charity. In a record-breaking endurance run named Scotland2Sahara, he covered an average of 34.4 miles a day - every day. Thousands joined him. Andrew has also won races in some of the harshest environments on Earth - the Arctic in winter, the jungle, and the plains of Mongolia. He is a GP and a sports and exercise specialist working in Edinburgh as well as an expedition doctor who has looked after some of the world’s toughest athletes. His new book describes his extraordinary double life and has a foreword by Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Book tickets to hear Andrew Murray on Sunday 6th November, 4.45pm.
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