Chris Ballard
Praise for The Plunge
In this extraordinary book Chris Ballard, an ebullient American sports journalist, not only tries ice swimming, he gets selected to represent the US — and, spoiler alert, ends up in an ambulance. Now that's immersiv ...
James McConnachie, Sunday Times
Mesmerizing. Chris Ballard does a deep dive into one of the most controversial health, fitness, and athletic crazes of our time. I still loathe cold water, but I loved this book.
Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Hidden Potential, and host of the podcast Re:Thinking
Chris Ballard's [The Plunge] delights in this parallel universe, populated by people who think nothing of resorting to axes, chainsaws and sledgehammers to break through ice and create open water.
Bill Heavey, Wall Street Journal
In this extraordinary book Chris Ballard, an ebullient American sports journalist, not only tries ice swimming, he gets selected to represent the US — and, spoiler alert, ends up in an ambulance. Now that's immersiv ...
James McConnachie, Sunday Times
Mesmerizing. Chris Ballard does a deep dive into one of the most controversial health, fitness, and athletic crazes of our time. I still loathe cold water, but I loved this book.
Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Hidden Potential, and host of the podcast Re:Thinking
Chris Ballard's [The Plunge] delights in this parallel universe, populated by people who think nothing of resorting to axes, chainsaws and sledgehammers to break through ice and create open water.
Bill Heavey, Wall Street Journal
In this extraordinary book Chris Ballard, an ebullient American sports journalist, not only tries ice swimming, he gets selected to represent the US — and, spoiler alert, ends up in an ambulance. Now that's immersiv ...
James McConnachie, Sunday Times
Mesmerizing. Chris Ballard does a deep dive into one of the most controversial health, fitness, and athletic crazes of our time. I still loathe cold water, but I loved this book.
Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Hidden Potential, and host of the podcast Re:Thinking
Chris Ballard's [The Plunge] delights in this parallel universe, populated by people who think nothing of resorting to axes, chainsaws and sledgehammers to break through ice and create open water.
Bill Heavey, Wall Street Journal