A Life Without Limits: A World Champion's Journey - Review

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This is the extraordinary first-hand account of Chrissie Wellington's rise to triathlon’s greatest women’s champion when, after the age of 25, she discovered her latent talent for endurance sport.

In 2007, Chrissie Wellington shocked the triathlon world by winning the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. As a newcomer to the sport and a complete unknown to the press, Chrissie's win shook up the sport.

A LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS is Wellington's inspiring story about all the incredible challenges she has faced--from anorexia to near-drowning to training with a controversial coach. But to Wellington, the drama of the sports also presents an opportunity to use sports to improve people's lives.

A LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS reveals the heart behind Wellington's success, along with the diet, training and motivational techniques that keep her going through one of the world's most grueling events.

Chrissie's story from an academic to Iron man champion is riveting from start to end. Well written, A LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS is an inspiring insight into the life and philosophy of a truly amazing yet grounded woman.

A must read for anyone passionate about endurance sport.

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The Starch Solution: Eat the Foods You Love, Regain Your Health, and Lose the Weight for Good!

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From Atkins to Dukan, fear of the almighty carb has taken over the diet industry for the past few decades—even the mere mention of a starch-heavy food is enough to trigger an avalanche of shame and longing. But the truth is, carbs are not the enemy. Now, bestselling author John A. McDougall, MD, and his kitchen-savvy wife, Mary, prove that a starch-rich diet can actually help readers lose weight, prevent a variety of ills, and even cure common diseases. By fueling the body primarily with carbohydrates rather than proteins and fats, readers will feel satisfied, boost energy, and look and feel their best.

Including a 7-Day Sure-Start Plan, helpful weekly menu planner, and nearly 100 delicious, affordable recipes, The Starch Solution is a groundbreaking program that will help readers shed pounds, improve their health, save money, and change their lives.

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Train Slow to Race Fast part four

In this fourth and final part of the series I unpack the advantages of heart rate training as well as working with a coach.

Online resources mentioned in this video:
Training Peaks: http://home.trainingpeaks.com/ 
Heart Rate Training Zone Calculator: http://www.digifit.com/heartratezones/

The 50 Best Tips EVER for Triathlon Swimming, Biking and Running - Review

Thinking of entering your first Ironman but clueless on how to start and make it through to the finish line? Look no further than Scott Welle’s “50 Best Tips EVER for Triathlon Swimming, Biking and Running” for simple, yet essential, tips in triathlon that will make or break your success in the sport.

Scott covers high performance nutrition, mindset, getting to the finish line plus the 3 sports involved in doing a triathlon: swimming, biking and running. In this book, you get the goods. You'll receive not only the book, you'll also have instant access to videos and strategies to:

- Increase your cycling speed 1-2 MPH immediately
- Prevent chronic injuries, instead of responding to them
- Use the 3 keys to peak performance to race your best
- Beat the heat with hydration and electrolyte replacement
- Master the setup and execution of your triathlon transitions
- Stay motivated in training and mentally tough in racing
- Fuel fat loss and optimize recovery through performance nutrition
- "Best in Class" equipment and apparel recommendations and much more

It doesn't matter if you're just starting out or if you're an experienced triathlete - this book will maximize your time, energy, fitness and enjoyment in the sport of triathlon. Well written with lots of personal experiences that you can learn from and tips to apply to your training.

Highly recommended book for anyone interested not only in triathlon but in training in general.

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Cycle of Hope: A Journey from Paralysis to Possibility - Review

At thirty-one, Tricia Downing was in the best shape of her life. In the summer of 2000, Tricia, an avid cyclist, drove across the country for what amounted to eighteen races in twenty-three days. She returned from her adventure to a fresh start: a new job awaited her, and determined to make the next summer the year she would make her mark on the world of cycling, she began a rigorous training strategy.

But on September 17, 2000, Tricia Downing's life took a detour. While training on a her bicycle one sunny Colorado afternoon, Tricia collides with a car that turns directly in her path, and instantly becomes paralyzed from the chest down. 

As a competitive road and track cyclist and lifelong athlete, losing the use of her legs is devastating on all accounts. As she re-learns to do everything from sitting straight up to navigating through her house in a wheelchair to returning to work and operating a handcycle, her grueling recovery takes her to the very core of her athletic mettle. 

This inner strength helps her to not only learn how to live life as a paraplegic--a label that takes time to grow accustomed to--but to have the courage to return to the competitive sport she loves and almost lost. Determined to live life on her terms, Tricia turns her misfortune into opportunity, and is now a wheelchair racer, competing regularly in triathlons around the globe. 

Cycle of Hope chronicles Tricia's journey from the first terrifying moments of impact with the car through rehab and her emergence as a world-class athlete.

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

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.