Endurance, Teamwork and Grit: Team Leadville’s Relentless Push to Stop Veteran Suicide

Do you want to assist veterans suffering from emotional distress? Then stop talking about it and take real action. This is the story of Team Leadville, a high-altitude marathon team with a unified mission: stopping veteran suicide. Incorporating the tenets of endurance, teamwork and grit–while using the highest U.S. city as the backdrop–this book chronicles the team’s odyssey from the simple idea of a group challenge to raising nearly one quarter million dollars (and counting) to save veteran lives. Learn about the physical and mental challenges tackling the Leadville Trail Marathon’s brutal course, building a successful all-volunteer team, and discovering a program that continues to transform the lives of veterans suffering from the moral injuries associated with their service. Endurance, Teamwork and Grit demonstrates the collective power of teams and Team Leadville’s relentless push to end veteran suicide.