Call of the Jungle How a Camping-Hating City-Slicker Mum Survived an Ultra Endurance Race Through the Amazon Jungle

The Jungle Marathon, arguably the world's toughest race, is a 254km multi-stage, unsupported ultra-endurance race through the heart of the Amazon Jungle. Along with 76 competitors from 22 different countries, Amanda Barlow leaves the comforts of home behind to spend a week racing through the deep Amazon Jungle with just a hammock and a backpack. Every day provides new challenges and unpredictable obstacles in oppressive heat and humidity that will test her physical and mental resolve to their limits. The ninth running of The Jungle Marathon would prove to be a race like no other, with a controversial finish to Stage 4 igniting a cascading sequence of events that no-one saw coming. The race director faces some tough decisions that would see her and her team work tirelessly through the night to re-route the final stages in an effort to protect the competitors from unpredictable dangers that were never meant to be a part of this race. The future of The Jungle Marathon hinges on the outcome of the final grueling stages and the revelations of what has transpired behind the scenes stuns the physically drained competitors, with the next 24 hours dividing the loyalties of competitors and organizers alike. One thing is for sure - the runners who remain and cross the finish line of the 6th and final stage of the race will surely deserve their medal!