How Far Can You Go?: My 25-Year Quest to Walk Again [Hardcover]

An inspirational memoir by a man who became an elite wheelchair athlete after suffering a catastrophic spinal injury and who finally walked again 25 years after his accident.

After two years of intense physical therapy following his crippling accident, John Maclean set a new course for himself when his father encouraged him to embrace his new reality and asked: How far can you go? Inspired, Maclean became the first paraplegic to complete the Ironman World Championship and swim the English Channel before going on to win a silver medal for rowing at the 2008 Paralympic Games--yet these achievements did not come easy or on his first try. But with fierce tenacity, determination, and the love of family and friends Maclean was able to see each dream realized.

Yet he longed for one more victory: to walk on the beach with his family, holding his wife's hand. Through a radical therapy, he retrained his mind and challenged conventional thinking to walk again after 25 years in a wheelchair. HOW FAR CAN YOU GO?is his amazing story.

John Macleanis a Paralympian and was the first wheelchair athlete to complete the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon World Championships and swim the English Channel. He is the founder of The John Maclean Foundation, assisting children in wheelchairs and their families. John lives in Australia with his wife, Amanda, and son, Jack.

Mark Tabbhas authored/co-authored more than 25 books, includingRunning For My Life, with U.S Olympian Lopez Lomong, and the #1 bestsellerMistaken Identity.