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Congratulations to Cheri G on her new Ironman book!
Become An Ironman: An Amatuers Guide to Participating in the World's Toughest Endurance Event by Cherie Gruenfeld. Cherie did her first Ironman at age 48 and has gone on to become a 7 time IM Hawaii Age Group World Champion and she is the first woman over age 55 to break 12 hours in Kona.
The book takes you from her first Hawaii Ironman experience, standing in the water in Kona waiting for the cannon sound, to her triumphant finishes as a world champion. In this book she has captured the energy and excitement of being an Ironman Triathlete and woven this into a practical manual of how to get started, getting a coach, setting up a race calendar, and techniques for improving the speed of your SBR. The book is filled with great quotes and fantastic race photos that give the reader the experience of the race itself and would inspire even the most ardent couch potato to consider being a triathlete.
Cherie has been a part of our Team MAP for the last three years and I have come to know and greatly admire her. She is a multidimensional dynamo in both her personal and triathlon life and dedicates considerable time to helping under privileged children to become athletes.
There is a quote at the beginning of the book that I find most inspiring and apropos to her viewpoints. It's from John Greenleaf Whittier and says:
For of all sad words of tongue or pen
The saddest are these: “It might have been.”
To which Cherie retorts: “But the one thing I've never experienced is a Triathlete, regardless of his or her personal situation, saying “I wish I hadn't done it.”
Greg Welch from the cover jacket of the book say it well:
There are many books out there, but none of this quality. Gruenfeld's deep love of the sport comes through on every page. She'll make you fall in love with it too. If this book doesn't make you want to try an Ironman, nothing will.
To contact her about autographed copies email her at: cherie@cheriegruenfeld.com
Articles from Cherie:
Key Workouts for a Successful Ironman Race Part I - Part II - Key Workouts for a Successful Ironman Race - Analyzing the Last Season to Have a Better Next Season - Setting the 2006 Calendar - Breaking it Down - Something for Nothing - Work + Recovery = Peak Performance - Getting Back in the Game - To Race or Not to Race? - Kona Moments - PERIODIZATION Ð MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU - New Age Group Record at IM Arizona - Critical Success Factors for a Great Ironman - The Ironman Run: It's a Mind Game - Remain a Competitive Racer - What's This Race All About - To Every Workout There is a Purpose -
My 2008 Resolutions
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Looking Forward to the Future
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How About the Kids? -
Other Kids
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Become An Ironman
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Beware the Pitfalls
To have racing success
Back to the Future
Buffalo Springs Lake 70.3
Circling the Drain
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