Crawl of Fame - Julie Moss and the Fifteen Feet that Created an Ironman Triathlon Legend

Auteurs

• Stephen Coleman
• Nancy Thumin
• Chris Birchall
• Julie Firmstone
• Giles Moss
• Katy Parry
• Judith Stamper
• Blumler

Paramètres

• 333 pages
• 12 heures de lecture

• Autobiographies et mémoires
• Biographies et réflexions
• Nonfiction
• Sport

En savoir plus sur le livre

"In 1982, Julie Moss ran the Ironman triathlon for her college senior research project. Her idea was quirky, even crazy; only a handful of hardcore, highly trained enthusiasts competed in the little-known, 140.6-mile combination of swimming, cycling, and running. Julie brought no experience or appreciable training beyond running two marathons... After becoming the unlikely leader during the marathon, the final leg of the Ironman, Julie fell and lost all bodily function fifteen meters (50 feet) from the finish. While on hands and knees, she watched her rival pass her. Thirty seconds later, she crawled across the line—stunning the millions who were watching on television. At age twenty-three, Julie became the instant global icon, and the public face of fitness and endurance sports — which exploded in popularity, partly because of her inspiration. That this young co-ed would represent such a new sport was unlikely. That she would inspire millions to change the courses of their lives in the three decades years since was unthinkable"--

Achat du livre

• Année de publication: 2018
• Reliure: (rigide)