Becoming an Ironman: First Encounters with the Ultimate Endurance Event by Kara Douglass Thom

SUMMARY: Great book! Funny! I think anyone would enjoy these stories!

I really enjoyed this book! The book is a collection of people’s stories about their first Ironman Triathlon. The stories are told in their own words. Some of the stories are serious, but many are funny. One of my favorite stories was about Bob Babbit’s first Ironman Triathlon. He showed up thinking the race was two days, and had bags loaded on his bike with tent and sleeping bag, etc. I was laughing out loud as I read his story. But as I said, many of the other stories were also funny. There were all very interesting as hey talked about what got them to try racing an Ironman Triathlon, and then how their race went. I have never really considered racing an Ironman, but I am considering trying a shorter length triathlon. I just need to improve my swimming. If you are interesting endurance events, running, swimming, biking, etc, you should check out this book!
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Posted by Rob in Reviews on November 3rd, 2006 |