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  • A Year of Bad Decisions and Questionable Motives - What I Learned on the Quest to Conquer Ironman Lake Placid
  • By: Russell Newell
  • Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin, Julie McKay
  • Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (35 ratings)
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By: Russell Newell
Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin,Julie McKay
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Summary

Why do people race in Ironmans - a competition that was dreamed up by a US Navy Officer after a beer-influenced debate over who were the fittest athletes - swimmers, cyclists, or runners? Only a person whose good sense was severely impaired would decide to do a race marked by such agony and suffering - a race that makes no sense to normal people. 

What type of person (lunatic) goes to bed at 9:00 p.m. and wakes up at 4:00 a.m. every day for 12 months, eliminates every fun thing to eat and drink, incurs thousands of death stares from an angry spouse, and spends a minimum of 10,000 dollars...all to put their body through a 17-hour torture chamber during which a potpourri of exciting, physiological wonders - such as dehydration, fuel supply shortages, oxidative stress, muscle damage, brain fatigue, and overheating - occur, causing the body to age by 20 years? 

Russell Newell would find out when he signed up for the second oldest Ironman in the country: Lake Placid, in the idyllic Upstate New York village nestled in the Adirondacks that twice hosted the Winter Olympics. Russell would then question his sanity and test his resolve as he attempted to finish the 2018 Ironman Lake Placid...despite almost drowning, crashing on his bike, and nearly shitting his pants 18 times.

©2021 Russell Newell (P)2021 Tantor

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hilariously accurate for training around family

a very funny, well written book. made me smile throughout and laugh out loud while in training runs many times - would love a follow up book!

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Superb for any aspiring weekend warrior with kids!

A great training and performance memoir for anyone who’s ever tried to balance training for endurance sport with a young family and work. Some very relatable laugh out loud moments!

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Brilliant

This was a really enjoyable book. The ups and downs of a triathlete. As a runner some of the accounts rang very true. Laugh out loud moments. Would recommend for anyone into sports.

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Hilarious

Listened to this book in one on a long drive and it kept me entertained the whole journey. The writing is witty and the narration is bang on point. The text is inspiring for anyone looking to sign up for an Ironman, especially dads, young and old.

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poignant and funny

Great take of the ups and downs of the triathlon journey. the sarcasm and funny put downs by friends and family are hilarious. the interesting part was the unexpected addition of the wife's story- that was pleasantly surprising. the doom & gloom surrounding the realism if too fast down hill - thoroughly recommended just for the sheer fun & journey aspect

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