{"product_id":"9781783820634","title":"Long Distance Triathlon Memoir - How I Became a Man of Iron with 11 Months Training","description":"When I was nine years old, I loved sport and was captivated by watching the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. I swore to myself that, one day, I would do that race and win it. That was in 1984. For the next twenty-eight years I continued to love participating in and watching sport, although I do not recall thinking about the phrase 'Ironman' ever again, apart from about the superhero played by Robert Downey Jnr in the film.\u003cp\u003eIn July 2012, I was to rekindle my passion for Ironman racing. This book describes my journey from complete novice to Ironman finisher in 11 months.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy promise to you, the inspiring reader, is to give you my all, be honest and not take myself too seriously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraining for and completing my first Ironman made me a better person, a better partner, a better father, a better business owner and improved my health. This is because it made me think bigger and raised my self-esteem. You may be a multiple Ironman, a professional Ironman athlete (in my dreams, hey?), a coach or a triathlete; you may have a swimming, cycling or running background and be considering taking up the sport, or just have an insane desire to complete the ultimate one-day endurance sporting event that was designed to test the human potential to its limit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBelieve me, it's not easy, but when you cross that finish line there is no feeling quite like it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chipmunkapublishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056778854640,"sku":"9781783820634","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783820634_p0.jpg?v=1763724960","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783820634","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}