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Finding Triathlon: How Endurance Sports Explain the World
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Finding Triathlon: How Endurance Sports Explain the World
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Scott Tinley
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:206 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 217,Width 153 |
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| Category/Genre | Multidiscipline sports |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781578265848
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| Classifications | Dewey:796.4257 |
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Publishing Details |
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Hatherleigh Press,U.S.
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| Imprint |
Hatherleigh Press,U.S.
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| Publication Date |
29 September 2015 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Often sports guides can seem to exist in a vacuum that doesn't take into account the complexity of the world the potential athlete inhabits. Yes of course I want to get better,' they wish to shout at the guide, 'that doesn't mean that I suddenly don't work a full time job or have to cook for my family.' Unusually, sporting champion Scott Tindley also holds a PhD in cultural studies. This deep knowledge of both sport itself, and of non- athletic culture, make this the perfect guide for those who aren't already athletes.'
Author Biography
Scott Tinley is a former world-class professional athlete who has competed in over 400 triathlons, winning the IRONMAN World Championship twice and the IRONMAN World Series three times. Scott was inducted into both the Triathlon Hall of Fame and the IRONMAN Hall of Fame upon retirement in 1999. He founded and developed the sport of off-road triathlon, and continues to co-own and manage the longest running off-road triathlon in the world. He has done television commentary for CBS, ESPN, and ABC; been a contributing writer for CBSNews.com; and written for Sports Illustrated, Men's Journal, Triathlete Magazine, and Outside Magazine. Scott lives near the beach in Del Mar, California and on a ranch west of Gaviota, California with his family.
Reviews"Scott Tinley has penned a masterful, larger-than-life valentine to a sport that he long ago helped define via his own performance and panache, and in these pages, triathletes of all ages and abilities will find insight and wisdom creatively probing that one question deeply in need of answering: why tri?" -William R. Katovsky, Founder, Triathlete Magazine "...one of the hardest working, winningest triathletes of all time." -Slowtwitch.com "... the ultimate multisport athlete." -Triathlete Magazine "His work ethic and consistency made him one of the most durable and feared triathletes of all time." -Triathlete Magazine "No one defined the free spirit and driving force of IRONMAN (R) like Scott Tinley." -Ironman.com
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