Beyond Impossible: From Reluctant Runner to Guinness World Record Breaker

The frankness with which Mimi details her childhood trauma was almost impossible to read. Her journey beyond that is simply wonderful to read and truly inspirational

Great book going from why Mimi got started running (and the inevitable slippery slope it is into ultras and multiday challenges). The Jogle (Jon o Groats to Land's end) record challenge provides the spine to the book, with neat diversions off into experiences of other key races and events at the appropriate places. Plenty in here too about how her crew coped with the challenges - so some useful points there for crew or for runner to tell crew. Also some useful tips (which are through out the book as memories of races where things went right or wrong) and useful ways to get yourself motivated when you're getting crushed late on during an ultra. Great book and very well written in a very natural and professional way too. Thumbs up from me!

What an inspiring lady! In this book she tells her running story, kind of intertwined with her john o groats to land end run, and I'm pretty certain she could write another one too. I'd have like to have read more about her GUCR and other UK ultra runs and peoples he has met along the way, but the stories she did tell were amazing, and as I said earlier, inspirational.

Exactly as described, book like new, thank you

An excellent account of the life of a special person. Needed to read to the end in two goes. Admiration is the word!

Mimi is obviously an great athlete and you can't but admire her determination but this book does not flow in the manner of other authors in this genre, such as Vassos Alexander or Anna McNuff. It is a pity as there is a great story to tell but I found the recounting of races a bit laboured and there was a tendency to say the same thing more than once.

A MUST read. I could not recommend this book more to anyone. Without a doubt the best book I have EVER read. This was a completely real story from start to finish written by someone who never set out to be a world record holder or a champion, but her love of something drove her this way. Mimi's journey is inspiring and makes you want to jump up and think about what you can do to challenge yourself, making anything feel possible. It makes you feel as superhuman as she is. It shows you can be successful it many different ways - the story warms your heart in many ways.

This book is one I would recommend for inspiration and motivation. We can't all run ultra marathons but we can all achieve goals we set our minds to.