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  • Life's Too Short to Go So F*cking Slow

  • Lessons from an Epic Friendship That Went the Distance
  • By: Susan Lacke
  • Narrated by: Amy McFadden
  • Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (124 ratings)

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Life's Too Short to Go So F*cking Slow

By: Susan Lacke
Narrated by: Amy McFadden
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Summary

Susan and Carlos were unlikely friends. She was a young, overweight college professor and a bit of a trainwreck - juggling a divorce, a pack-a-day habit, and hiding empty boxes of wine under her bed. He was her boss, an Ironman triathlete, with life figured out. She was a whiner, he was a hard-ass. He had his shit together, she most assuredly did not.

Trash-talking workouts, breakdowns, a devastating diagnosis - this heartwarming story of training buddies reveals a deep and abiding friendship that traversed life, sport, and everything in between. Their journey reveals the inspiring power of sports and friendship to change lives forever.

Amusing and poignant, Life's Too Short to Go So F--king Slow is about running and triathlon, growth and heartbreak, and an epic friendship that went the distance.

©2017 Susan Lacke (P)2018 Tantor
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"Life's Too Short...cements Lacke's reputation as the storyteller of endurance sports." (Salt Lake Magazine)

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Heartwarming

A fantastic story about friendship, with triathlon as a vehicle for storytelling. A true tale of ironman spirit.

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Lived up to the title

lived up to the title. very engaging and didn't stand still. well worth a listen. 👍👏

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Beautiful story wonderfully told.

I was looking for some guidance for my first Ironman, but instead found a beautiful story about life and Ironman triathlon that kept me hooked to the end.

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Another ironman book but with a difference

I love triathlon and I've been through many books about people doing Ironman/Triathlon. most are a bit formulaic (setback then training then grueling but inevitably successful ironman). This was beautifully different, this book was so much more. I won't try to explain why for spoilers but this book is really special and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Real heart String Puller

I rarely write reviews but I enjoyed this book so much I felt I had to.
I am into endurance sports and enjoy listening to books covering this subject but they often become a mere regurgitation of a training journal. This book is far from that, it covers training, mindset, setbacks all in a relatable way to us mere mortals.
The book had me in tears due to the emotional journey, so we'll written.

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fab story

fab narrator very well written n descriptive book loved the narrative behind it . well worth a listen

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A great book on how to live

Not a book about triathlons. It was just a metaphor.
But a really great book about how to live. Fantastic.

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stunning book one of the best and fabulous Tribute

couldn't stop was brilliant read ! got to get out on my rd bike far more and will think of Carlos !

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Life’s to short

Lovely read, thought it was just a sporty book but the sudden turn was surprising, great narrator. Very sad story though

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Inspiring how one person can change a life

When I first started listening the narrator's voice really grated on me. However, I persevered and I gradually got sucked into the story and got hooked.

As I had never read what the book was about (other than cycling) it was a shock when the story took a sudden turn. This only made we want to listen more and hope that all would work out good.

I have to say that, for someone who is not known to be a softy, I found there to be some very touching moments in the later chapters.

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