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2012-04-06 2:39 AM

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Anybody have suggestions on great books related to triathlons or its 3 disciplines, inspirational, biographies, instructional.I'd like to start a book club to share opinions and Exchange books maybe.

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Macca's book I'm here to win was good.  I would even share it with you, but I already sent it on it's merry way to someone new. 

Other good ones I've enjoyed:

Iron war I thought it was great especially because of all the history in it.

The Scott Rigsby story Unthinkable was inspirational

Iron Heart was pretty good

You are an Ironman was also pretty good.

 

2012-04-06 5:20 AM
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A couple of good fiction titles:
Once a runner
Again to Carthage
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2012-04-06 5:49 AM
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Born To Run

2012-04-06 9:56 AM
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maverickbassets - 2012-04-06 4:08 AM

Macca's book I'm here to win was good.  I would even share it with you, but I already sent it on it's merry way to someone new. 

Other good ones I've enjoyed:

Iron war I thought it was great especially because of all the history in it.

The Scott Rigsby story Unthinkable was inspirational

Iron Heart was pretty good

You are an Ironman was also pretty good.

 

I enjoyed both of these books and would gladly share them with anyone. (Haven't read the others)

 

2012-04-06 10:02 AM
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Unbreakable is outstanding.  It has some running content but that's not really the story.

I enjoyed Iron War a lot, though the scientific parts took away from what was otherwise a great read.

Born To Run as others have mentioned.

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2012-04-06 10:41 AM
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rrrunner - 2012-04-06 9:56 AM
maverickbassets - 2012-04-06 4:08 AM

Macca's book I'm here to win was good.  I would even share it with you, but I already sent it on it's merry way to someone new. 

Other good ones I've enjoyed:

Iron war I thought it was great especially because of all the history in it.

The Scott Rigsby story Unthinkable was inspirational

Iron Heart was pretty good

You are an Ironman was also pretty good.

 

I enjoyed both of these books and would gladly share them with anyone. (Haven't read the others)

 

I'll take you up on Macca's book if someone hasn't beat me to it.

2012-04-06 11:27 AM
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maverickbassets - 2012-04-06 4:08 AM

Macca's book I'm here to win was good.  I would even share it with you, but I already sent it on it's merry way to someone new. 

Other good ones I've enjoyed:

Iron war I thought it was great especially because of all the history in it.

The Scott Rigsby story Unthinkable was inspirational

Iron Heart was pretty good

You are an Ironman was also pretty good.

 

I enjoyed both of these books and would gladly share them with anyone. (Haven't read the others)

 

I'll take you up on Macca's book if someone hasn't beat me to it.

Sure, PM your address and I'll get it sent out this weekend.

(Can't wait for Chrissie's book to hit the states).

2012-04-06 11:43 AM
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rrrunner - 2012-04-06 11:27 AM
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I enjoyed both of these books and would gladly share them with anyone. (Haven't read the others)

 

I'll take you up on Macca's book if someone hasn't beat me to it.

Sure, PM your address and I'll get it sent out this weekend.

(Can't wait for Chrissie's book to hit the states).

PM sent. Thank you.  And yes, I bet Chrissie's book will be a great read.

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rrrunner - 2012-04-06 9:27 AM
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maverickbassets - 2012-04-06 4:08 AM

Macca's book I'm here to win was good.  I would even share it with you, but I already sent it on it's merry way to someone new. 

Other good ones I've enjoyed:

Iron war I thought it was great especially because of all the history in it.

The Scott Rigsby story Unthinkable was inspirational

Iron Heart was pretty good

You are an Ironman was also pretty good.

 

I enjoyed both of these books and would gladly share them with anyone. (Haven't read the others)

 

I'll take you up on Macca's book if someone hasn't beat me to it.

Sure, PM your address and I'll get it sent out this weekend.

(Can't wait for Chrissie's book to hit the states).

Great idea, I just ordered Chrissie's book from Amazon.co.uk for delivery to USA.

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Macca's book "Im here to win", I liked "You are and Ironman" by Jacques Steinberg and I will be buying Chrissy Wellingtons book soon and having her sign it next month at a stop on her book tour.
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maverickbassets - 2012-04-06 4:08 AM

Macca's book I'm here to win was good.  I would even share it with you, but I already sent it on it's merry way to someone new. 

Other good ones I've enjoyed:

Iron war I thought it was great especially because of all the history in it.

The Scott Rigsby story Unthinkable was inspirational

Iron Heart was pretty good

You are an Ironman was also pretty good.

 

I enjoyed both of these books and would gladly share them with anyone. (Haven't read the others)

 

If nobody's spoken for You are an Ironman, I'd love to read it, and promise to pay it forward when I'm done. 

2012-04-08 7:50 PM
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Just finished reading The Triathletes: A season in the lives of four women. by Jeff Scott Cook.

 

Came out in 1992 and it follows Paula Newby Fraser,Jan Ripple, Julie Wilson, and Kirsten Hansen. It is hard to find and most people have not heard of it, but it offers a great look into the women's lives. A bit like Iron War, except that Cook actually was there for most of the events so it's a bit more believable.

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Just finished reading The Triathletes: A season in the lives of four women. by Jeff Scott Cook.

 

Came out in 1992 and it follows Paula Newby Fraser,Jan Ripple, Julie Wilson, and Kirsten Hansen. It is hard to find and most people have not heard of it, but it offers a great look into the women's lives. A bit like Iron War, except that Cook actually was there for most of the events so it's a bit more believable.

That was a good book, wish they had more photos though.  I tried to Google Jan Ripple to see what she's up to, I guess she is just living a quiet life.  She was my favorite woman in the book as she was a bigger woman, the others were fast because they're like 80 pounds.  I liked Paula Newby Fraser's training tactics, she would be partying up until like 3 months before the race and then get serious and build up to peak performance.  Then she would cruise again.  Many triathletes train super hard all the time and take things way too serious.  There needs to be balance.

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maverickbassets - 2012-04-06 4:08 AM

Macca's book I'm here to win was good.  I would even share it with you, but I already sent it on it's merry way to someone new. 

Other good ones I've enjoyed:

Iron war I thought it was great especially because of all the history in it.

The Scott Rigsby story Unthinkable was inspirational

Iron Heart was pretty good

You are an Ironman was also pretty good.

 

I enjoyed both of these books and would gladly share them with anyone. (Haven't read the others)

 

If nobody's spoken for You are an Ironman, I'd love to read it, and promise to pay it forward when I'm done. 

Sounds good.  PM your address and i'll send it.  Might not be till next weekend tho.  Hard to get to the PO during the week.



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I love reading books about running and triathlons- it gives me such a great inspiration and motivation!

Some books that haven't been mentioned yet that I enjoyed:

Can't Swim, Can't Ride, Can't Run: From Common Man to Ironman

The Grace to Race

 

 

 

2012-04-10 9:05 AM
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17 Hours to Glory is an interesting book. Short stories about people who have done amazing things at Kona. Inspirational and a good history lesson, too.
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I absolutely second Macca's book.

A mandatory read is Eddie Borysewicz's Bicycle Road Racing: The Complete Program for Training and Competition.

http://www.amazon.com/Bicycle-Road-Racing-Complete-Competition/dp/0941950077/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1334067030&sr=1-1

Bicycle Road Racing: The Complete Program for Training and Competition

Some of the information is dated by technical changes but the basis is absolutely critical knowledge for anyone riding a bicycle in a performance setting, especially time trials- which is what we do in triathlons.

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I guarantee you any endurance athlete (or anyone for that matter) would enjoy Bart Yasso's "My Life on the Run".
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50/50 by Dean Karnazes was very good - about his journey running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 consecutive days.

I really didn't enjoy You Are An Ironman very much, I didn't think it was all that well written - fairly difficult to follow and I didn't get personally invested in the characters.

Currently reading Iron War - so far so good!



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A must read is Marathon Woman by Katherine Switzer, the first woman to run Boston.

Other good ones are:
Swimming to Antarctica - lynne cox
Running through the Wall (collection of short stories about ultramarathons written by participants)
Ultramarathon Man - Karnazes
It's Not about the Bike - Lance

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rrrunner - 2012-04-08 8:30 PM
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maverickbassets - 2012-04-06 4:08 AM

Macca's book I'm here to win was good.  I would even share it with you, but I already sent it on it's merry way to someone new. 

Other good ones I've enjoyed:

Iron war I thought it was great especially because of all the history in it.

The Scott Rigsby story Unthinkable was inspirational

Iron Heart was pretty good

You are an Ironman was also pretty good.

 

I enjoyed both of these books and would gladly share them with anyone. (Haven't read the others)

 

If nobody's spoken for You are an Ironman, I'd love to read it, and promise to pay it forward when I'm done. 

Sounds good.  PM your address and i'll send it.  Might not be till next weekend tho.  Hard to get to the PO during the week.

PM Sent!

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Here is a book that I wrote

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Triathlon-Trivia-much-about-triathlon-ebook...

Might be slightly biased though
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