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Life's Too Short to Go So F*cking Slow
- Lessons from an Epic Friendship That Went the Distance
- Narrated by: Amy McFadden
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
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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.
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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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- Joe H
- 03-02-20
Heartwarming
A fantastic story about friendship, with triathlon as a vehicle for storytelling. A true tale of ironman spirit.
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- Paul D.
- 06-04-24
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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- Steve Woolley
- 22-08-21
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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- s r daniels
- 06-09-23
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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- Amazon Customer
- 20-01-19
fab story
fab narrator very well written n descriptive book loved the narrative behind it . well worth a listen
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- WR
- 30-06-23
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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- Laura Browne
- 01-09-20
Hilarious. Heart breaking. Human
I’ve never enjoyed an audio book as much as I enjoyed this. If you’re a sports addict, a tentative triathlete or someone who just wants to hear an honest account for relationships through sport, this is everything.
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- Steve
- 26-03-22
Inspiring and emotional ride
I don’t really want to say too much about the story here because it’s rare that a non fiction offers such a surprising narrative.
What I will say is that it was really touching and showed how accessible and transformative endurance sport can be.
The only reason I didn’t give it five stars was that there were some unresolved questions about the relationship between the author, her friend and his family which I felt could have been explored. There were plenty of other difficult situations discussed.
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- Bevolicious
- 05-03-18
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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- Amazon Customer
- 05-04-23
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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