Accidental Ironman

Author : Martyn Brunt
Publisher : Constable
ISBN 13 : 1472111095
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Accidental Ironman written by Martyn Brunt and published by Constable. This book was released on 2014-02-06 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having spent 10 years scaling the lower echelons of the sport, the time has come for one of Britain's least successful athletes to reveal all about how he got involved in all this nonsense in the first place. Marvel as he reveals: His sporting history - how being last pick at school football in the 1970s set him on course for a lifetime of being rubbish at team games. How he took up triathlons in the first place (for a bet, and the cow who made it with him never paid up). How he overcame a crippling lack of talent and a chorus of complete indifference from his family to complete 10 Ironmans, all outside the top 500 finishers. The many triathlon adventures he has experienced over the past 10 years (cow pats, Ironmans, incontinence, driving bans, broken bones, public nudity, spending entire redundancy payments on a new bike, Belgian portaloos, German knocking shops, sunburnt arse cheeks, channel swimming, fights with chavs, obsessions with weather and the nutritional value of Jaffa Cakes, 3 hour marathons, chronic dehydration and so on). The many and varied idiots he's got to know as a result of taking up the sport (aka his mates). The typical training (hell) he goes through to take part in a race given he has absolutely no ability whatsoever. How triathlons ultimately caused him to sell his Mercedes, give away his expensive suit, chuck in his job in the City and become, as his father put it, a "god-damned hippy" (A cycle path designer who owns a camper van).

Author : Ingrid Loos Miller
Publisher : Meyer & Meyer Verlag
ISBN 13 : 1841261203
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ironman Fearless Swimming for Triathletes written by Ingrid Loos Miller and published by Meyer & Meyer Verlag. This book was released on 2011 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you afraid of being pummeled by surf, eaten by sharks and bullied by rip currents? Most triathletes learned to swim in a pool, but they have to race in rivers, lakes and oceans. For many the fear of vast open water, crashing surf and sharks, disorientation, seasickness and anxiety can make the triathlon swim the worst part of the day. ......

Author : Jacques Steinberg
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101544317
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book You Are an Ironman written by Jacques Steinberg and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestselling author takes readers inside the Ironman triathlon. As he did so masterfully in his New York Times bestseller, The Gatekeepers, Jacques Steinberg creates a compelling portrait of people obsessed with reaching a life-defining goal. In this instance, the target is an Ironman triathlon-a 2.4-mile open-water swim followed by a 112-mile bike ride, then finally a 26-mile marathon run, all of which must be completed in no more than seventeen hours. Steinberg focuses not on the professionals who live off the prize money and sponsorships but on a handful of triathletes who regard the sport as a hobby. Vividly capturing the grueling preparation, the suspense of completing each event of the triathlon, and the spectacular feats of human endurance, Steinberg plumbs the physical and emotional toll as well as the psychological payoff on the participants of the Ford Ironman Arizona 2009. His You Are an Ironman is both a riveting sports narrative and a fascinating, behind-the scenes study of what makes these athletes keep going..

Author : Christopher Swanson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tinman to Ironman written by Christopher Swanson and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dick Stivers
Publisher : Gold Eagle
ISBN 13 : 9780373612192
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ironman written by Dick Stivers and published by Gold Eagle. This book was released on 1985 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ironman by Dick Stivers released on Jun 24, 1985 is available now for purchase.

Author : Suzannah Mort Armentrout
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Grounded Theory of Ironman Triathlete Training written by Suzannah Mort Armentrout and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Andy Holgate
Publisher : Know The Score Books
ISBN 13 : 9781848187436
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Can't Swim, Ride, Run written by Andy Holgate and published by Know The Score Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is both a lesson in true grit and determination, but its goal is one that is attainable. Andy isn't a sporting superstar, he holds down a 9-5 job and all the pressures that go with it; he isn't blessed with speed and talent; there are no multi-million pound sponsorship deals; yet this remarkable "common man" is inspiring in a way that some of today's sporting superstars have forgotten how to be. You wouldn't recognize Andy in the street, yet his story provides valuable lessons to us all: "Never give up" and "Anything is possible." Can't Swim, Can't Ride, Can't Run follows Andy Holgate's epic journey from being an overweight librarian to an Ironman triathlete. Before he could even begin the rollercoaster ride which amassed more punctures than Andy cares to remember, this would-be Superman had first to buy a second-hand bike and take swimming lessons. Along the way, he ended up in hospital, dealt with family crises, encountered crocodiles and deadly amoebas, and persuaded his friends that doing an Ironman event is what normal people do on their stag weekend. This is the inspirational, amusing and moving story of how one normal bloke learnt how to fall off a bike and not injure himself, to run a marathon despite two dodgy knees, and most importantly how not to drown.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inside Triathlon written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 920 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York Times Biographical Service written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of current biographical information of general interest.

Author : Alistair Brownlee
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0670923133
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swim, Bike, Run written by Alistair Brownlee and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swim, Bike, Run is the ultimate triathlon book, from Olympic heroes the Brownlee brothers The Olympic Triathlon, Hyde Park, London August 7th 2012 'We jogged to our positions on the pontoon: two brothers, side by side, the world and everyone we ever cared about looking on. Eighteen years of training, culminating in this single race. Noise from the crowd impossible to imagine. Hearts thumping. Swim-hats pulled tight, goggles lowered. Into a crouch, poised for the hooter. Three. Two. One...' This is the story of how two skinny lads from west Yorkshire became the best triathletes in the world. Meet the Brownlees: Olympic Champion Alistair, World Champion Jonny. Brothers, training partners, rivals. They have obliterated the competition and set new standards for swimming, biking and running. But the Brownlee brothers have never forgotten their roots. They still do their schoolboy hill runs and Dales rides; still train harder and longer than anyone; still push each other to new heights. In this revealing, often very funny book they take us inside their world and inside their races. It's both a riveting story of brotherly rivalry and a rare insight into what it takes to be the best. Swim, Bike, Run is also packed with training secrets. Whether you are thinking about your first triathlon or are a seasoned competitor, here are unique sections on how to swim, bike and run, and advice on nutrition, injury, and mental approach. With the Brownlees in your corner, you will do more than you ever thought possible. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in swimming, cycling and running and will be loved by readers of Mark Cavendish's Boy Racer and Running with the Kenyans. Alistair Brownlee, 24, is a British triathlete from Yorkshire. He is the reigning Olympic champion, a back-to-back European champion and a two-time World champion. Jonathan Brownlee, 22, is also a British triathlete from Yorkshire. He is the reigning World Champion, a two-time World Sprint champion and an Olympic bronze medalist. 'Sport has two new heroes: a couple of nice lads from Yorkshire ' The Times