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Joe_H posted 38 weeks ago.
Iron Will by Mike Plant (I think) and Becomng an ironman by Kara douglas Thom are 2 good tri - motivated books
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ChunkyB posted 38 weeks ago.
Breakthrough Triathlon Training by Brad Kearns.. It's been a really good read so far, and it's really motivating. Also, it gives kind of a fresh point of view to a lot of training ideas and stuff.
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Anton posted 38 weeks ago.
"Ironman" by Chris Crutcher
"To the Edge" by Kirk Johnson
"Annapruna" Maurice Herzog
These are all fairly old. To be honest I haven't read much in the last ten years that got my juices flowing...and that includes Lances book. I get my motivation up by talking to folks at races and hearing first hand what they have been up against.
"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?" - Vincent Van Gogh
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Sully800 posted 38 weeks ago.
Once A Runner (if you can get a copy for under $300) by John L Parker Jr
Marathon Man by Dean Karnazes
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
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azstinger11 posted 38 weeks ago.
Sully800 wrote:
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Great book! He also wrote a book called The Short History of Everything, and if your a history geek/major like me its pretty funny.
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theShiba posted 38 weeks ago.
Every serious endurance athlete needs to read Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman.
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tsilcyc posted 38 weeks ago.
"Swimming to Antarctica" - Lynne Cox
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jhudalla posted 38 weeks ago.
"It's not about the bike" - Lance Armstrong
It's not about triathlon but super motivating. The guy is an inspiration.
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Sully800 posted 38 weeks ago.
jhudalla wrote:
"It's not about the bike" - Lance ArmstrongIt's not about triathlon but super motivating. The guy is an inspiration.
Forgot about that. I read both of his books (the other one is Every Second Counts). I believe It's Not About the Bike was the first one, and I know I liked the first one better. Mostly because there is some overlap between the two books since they were only written about a year apart and detail his past Tours.
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FlashRedGLS1.8T posted 37 weeks ago.
Sully800 wrote:
Once A Runner (if you can get a copy for under $300) by John L Parker Jr
No kidding. Wow.
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FlashRedGLS1.8T posted 37 weeks ago.
theShiba wrote:
Every serious endurance athlete needs to read Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman.
Agreed. Interesting read.
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beads1985 posted 37 weeks ago.
Sully800 wrote:
Once A Runner (if you can get a copy for under $300) by John L Parker Jr
Marathon Man by Dean Karnazes
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
I have heard the sequel 'Again To Carthage' is pretty good too!
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Brad Nicholson posted 37 weeks ago.
walk in the woods irked me because he quits.
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Socket posted 37 weeks ago.
Sully800 wrote:
Once A Runner (if you can get a copy for under $300)
Jeez, you aren't kidding.
Amazon: 20 used from $165
B&N: 1 used from $395
Hooray for out of print books?
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beads1985 posted 37 weeks ago.
Socket wrote:
Sully800 wrote:Once A Runner (if you can get a copy for under $300)Jeez, you aren't kidding.
Amazon: 20 used from $165
B&N: 1 used from $395Hooray for out of print books?
You would think they would do another printing!
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Anton posted 37 weeks ago.
Brad Nicholson wrote:
walk in the woods irked me because he quits.
Ever spent any time at all on the AT? I've done big sections and know many thru hikers. It's a three to 12 month endurance event done very often alone, often in weather that would make most triathletes roll over and go back to sleep. All done while carrying 30 to 70 pounds under an even greater weight of boredom and loneliness. And we call ourselves "Ironmen."
Bryson's victory is that he ever put foot to treadway in the first place. More than many can say.
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Brad Nicholson posted 37 weeks ago.
i have hiked springer mountain to damascus. i agree with you in that regards as far just hanging out there to attempt but he just quits for no good reason.
i guess at this point i'm just too socialized against quitting unless there is physicial impediments.
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tsilcyc posted 37 weeks ago.
Once a Runner reminds me of the Bob Roll books.... Bobke and Bobke II. The first is in the $150 range but the second is still in print. Both are excellent reads. In case you're not familiar with him, he's the guy on OLN that commentates on the Tour de France. Well there are several guys but he's the goofy one. His stories are excellent.
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Sully800 posted 37 weeks ago.
I sold my copy of Once a Runner for $290 just before Christmas. It's my favorite book of all time, but I couldn't resist the opportunity to make a huge profit since I spent ~$15 for it. The sequel, Again to Carthage, was okay but I didn't like it nearly as much. They focused a lot less on running, but the actual race seen was great.
Anyway, Again to Carthage just came out, and the author said that once sales die down after a bit they will reprint Once a Runner. So hopefully it's possible to get a copy without giving up an appendage in the future.
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CGroth posted 37 weeks ago.
this book has nothing to do with athletics, but i found it motivating in a strange way. "the tipping point" by malcolm gladwell. it's basic premise is how a small number of something can have global effects.
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stewarba posted 37 weeks ago.
Thanks for all of the inputs. I ended up getting Bompa's book on Periodization for Sports Training and didn't get the time I wanted to read. The bit that I have read wasn't written in the motivational vein, but it does seem to be a good physiology resource.
I am collecting the intputs into a book wish list that I can send to my family for gift ideas - they always ask and I never have antyhing to tell them becuase my toys have gotten way to expensive to ask anyone to buy for me ;-)
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PJT posted 37 weeks ago.
A couple more:
"Lance Armstrong's War," by Daniel Coyle, which was written by a journalist following the Armstrong camp before and during the 2004 Tour. It's a bit more critical about Lance than the autobiographies, obviously, but I still found it to be just an awesome motivator.
"Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why" by Laurence Gonzalez. Maybe not strictly motivational, but just a really good look at the importance of mental toughness in extreme situiations. The first 1/2 is pretty science-heavy, which may or may not be your cup of tea, but if you can absorb that the remainder of the book is excellent.
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tsilcyc posted 37 weeks ago.
Daniel Coyle's book is a good read. I enjoyed it, and all of the other Lance books. But then again, I'm a Lance fan.
I just remembered another good book: Joe Kurmaskie's "Metal Cowboy"
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If this has already been a recent topic, I will apologize upfront.
I have to leave on business travel tomorrow morning and thought I would stop by the book store on the way home to pick up something to read while in the Hotel. I was hoping to get some ideas on motivational books. It doesn't have to be Tri related (although that would be a plus) and not a training book, just something that help get the old juices kicked into overdrive.
Brad
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