Iron Hope: Lessons Learned from Conquering the Impossible
By (Author) James Lawrence
Pan Macmillan
Macmillan
28th January 2025
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Memoirs
Coping with / advice about mental health issues
Self-help, personal development and practical advice
Paperback
304
Width 153mm, Height 234mm
The ultimate guide to mental toughness by James 'Iron Cowboy' Lawrence-the greatest endurance athlete in human history. Lawrence's accomplishments are nearly impossible to comprehend. In 2015, he set a Guinness World Record record by completing 50 full-distance triathlons in 50 states in 50 consecutive days. Yes, THE Ironman, 'the single most difficult day in sports'- a 2.4-mile swim, 112 miles on a bike, then a 26.2-mile run, all completed in under 17 hours. It is a race so intense that less than .01% of the population have completed one. Afterwards, Lawrence subjected his body to exhaustive physical testing, to every genetic test known to science. The stunning discovery is that physically, James Lawrence is unspecial in every way. The secret to his bulletproof body is his bulletproof mentality. How does a person develop the mental fortitude necessary to overcome incredible exhaustion, immeasurable suffering, and unfathomable pain in order to achieve impossible goals With Iron Hope, that's exactly what James 'Iron Cowboy' Lawrence shows readers how to do. Lawrence explains how readers can forge an iron will by making and keeping small promises to themselves again and again, amassing experience and building momentum until giving up becomes impossible. Combine a big dream with small improvements repeated with great consistency and make your goals and dreams a reality.
James Lawrence, aka 'The Iron Cowboy', has broken four Guinness World Records for endurance racing. But this was all merely training for his most significant project: the Conquer 100. From 1 March 2021 to 9 June 2021, James Lawrence raced a full-distance triathlon every single day. That's 140.6 miles a day for 100 consecutive days, totalling 14,060 miles.