The Runyaker's Journey

by Riley McLincha


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Softcover
£11.11
Softcover
£11.11

Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 05/02/2014

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 230
ISBN : 9781491859469

About the Book

The Runyaker's Journey is a story of two journeys. The first, the Horseshoe-to-Horseshoe Runyaking Expedition, a solo adventure of paddling and running 1400 miles from Oxford, MI to Niagara Falls, ON. The journey took fifty-seven days over four summers, using a 9.5-ft kayak he calls Swiftee. Secondly, it’s the vehicle used to tell the Runyaker’s life journey, which is that of a true-to-life Forrest Gump-like character, a boy growing up in Little Chicago, a run-down rural area near Clio, MI. Despite having slim chances of succeeding he grows into a man that accomplished many remarkable things.


About the Author

Riley McLincha, also known as, Wizard of Clio, is a man of many talents. Suggested by some as the most interesting person in Michigan. Over the years Riley, a man now in his 60s, is or was, a Guinness World Record holder for memorizing pi, a special guest on the Today Show, a Trivial Pursuit question, a professional juggler, a “Ripley’s Believe it or Not” feature, character actor (Johnny Appleseed), a science teacher, singer/songwriter/guitarist, an Olympic Torchbearer, the inventor of drubbling (dribbling 3 basketballs while running), and a 37 year runner of the Crim Fitness Foundation's 10 mile road race, along with being a three time Boston Marathon runner (twice without basketballs, once while “drubbling”).