Product Description: Over 40 inspirational stories told by athletes about their first triathlon experience.PLUS: Coaching advice from the experts: Terry Laughlin, Chris Carmichael, Bart Yasso, and Dave ScottThese inspirational stories told in the voices of athletes—of all ages and abilities—give the clearest picture of what it is like to move up to the triathlon...read more

Product Description: Personal stories of making the mara-thon a part of your life.This companion volume to First Marathons will inform, inspire, and educate any runner who wants to try the marathon, or wants to run several marathons a year. It picks up where that fast-selling book left off: it follows up with the 37 people profiled there, to see how their marathoning life has progressed since their first race...read more

Product Description: From the editor of the extremely popular First Marathons comes this collection of oral histories from people who discovered their passion for sports late in life. Here are extraordinary, inspiring stories that truly show it is never too late to start, to find your athletic bliss and follow it...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Thirty-seven famous and unknown runners describe their motivation, training, and experiences running their first marathon races

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