Amy Snyder’s Hell on Two Wheels Earns Honorable Mention at 2011 New York Book Festival

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Three-time Ironman finisher Amy Snyder received an Honorable Mention award for her nonfiction narrative, Hell on Two Wheels: An Astonishing Story of Suffering, Triumph, and the Most Extreme Endurance Race in the World (ISBN 978-1600785252) in the 2011 New York Book Festival Awards Competition. Winners, runner-ups, and honorable mentions will be honored at a cocktails/hors d'oeuvres reception at the Algonquin Hotel in New York on Friday, June 10. The New York Book Festival is produced by media company JM Northern Media LLC, which co-sponsors educational and literary events, including The DIY Convention: Do It Yourself in Film, Music & Books; The New York Book Festival; and The Hollywood Book Festival.

In Hell on Two Wheels, Snyder follows a group of athletes before, during, and after the 2009 Race Across America (RAAM) the closest and most controversial race in the event’s 30-year history. Hell on Two Wheels offers a thrilling and remarkably detailed account of the competitors’ triumphs and tragedies as they test themselves, each other, and the limits of human endurance. As RAAM exacts its vicious toll, Snyder shows how the 2009 racers discover their essential humanity and experience profound joy and completeness, demonstrating how such a grueling effort can also be cleansing and self-revelatory.

Hell on Two Wheels became the #1 best-selling title in Amazon's cycling category within 24 hours of launch.

“As an Ironman finisher and avid cyclist, I was able to embed myself in the obscure world of ultra-distance cycling,” Snyder said. “Getting to know these athletes before, during, and after the 2009 race helped me see that RAAM is more than a race – it’s a monster and a crucible. As a result, Hell on Two Wheels became more than a story about a bike race. It’s an allegory about overcoming personal limitations and self-discovery that offers lessons for all of us, cyclists and non-cyclists alike.”

New York Times best-selling author James M. Tabor calls Hell on Two Wheels “a great achievement,” and renowned psychologist Dr. Richard Farson says it is “an intimate and fascinating account…that opens us up to a world of experiences well beyond our imaginations.”

Amy Snyder grew up in New York City and attended Princeton University and Stanford Business School. After a career in management consulting, she retired and settled in La Jolla, California. She began competing in Ironman triathlons and eventually discovered events even longer than the Ironman. Knowing she didn’t have it in her to conquer these ultra-distance races, she decided to find out why and how others can by following the RAAM in June, 2009. She spent time with a handful of contestants before and after the race, ending up with a story that changed her own thoughts and feelings about personal limitations and the power of the human spirit.

For more information on the author or Hell on Two Wheels, visit: www.hellontwowheelsbook.com.

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