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| Slow Fat Triathlete: Live Your Athletic Dreams in the Body You Have Now | 
 enlarge | Author: Jayne Williams
Creator: Tim Anderson
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 19792
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Edition: illustrated edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 1569244677
Dewey Decimal Number: 797
EAN: 9781569244678
ASIN: 1569244677
Publication Date: April 7, 2004
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| Customer Reviews:
Getting motivated February 25, 2008
I enjoyed this book and have already recommended it to my friends. I'll be doing my first triatholon in a few months. It is a very good motivation and introductory book. I'm reading another book for more detailed information into the actual training.
Good read..inspiring for a beginner...funny...good tips December 20, 2007
I read this about a month before my very first triathlon. I had just lost about 25 pounds on Weight Watchers and was about as fit as I ever had been. I went from 164 lbs to 139 lbs and needed to add in more exercise to continue losing. I was very nervous about doing a triathlon but it gave me a reason to train (I didn't want to die or better yet, look like and idiot so I had to do SOME training!) This book was hilarious and gave quite a few good tips for newbies. It is a quick read, very witty and fun. It makes you wonder why you would ever want to put yourself through an event such as a tri but justifies your feelings once you are hooked on the sport! Definitely worth the read...I have now completed two triathlons, one duathlon and am now training for a 1/2 marathon!
Just Do It! And this book will give you the courage to Just Do It! December 2, 2007
I have just completed my first season of competing in Triathlons. I owe being able to compete in 4 triatlons to this book.
I started training in September a year ago. I was really serious and read the Joe Friel books and Triatlon 101, which are full of great information. However, they all left me feeling like I was crazy and would never be able to do this. Primarily because I was still way over weight and way out of shape and I was afraid to be with all those skinny athletes. Then I read the Slow Fat Triathlete. I was so motivated that when I finished it I was pumped and ready to take on the world.
I'm still heavier than I would like to be, but I'm in the best shape I've been in all my life. I'm over 50 and I'm in better shape than I was when I was in the Marine Corps over 30 years ago (oh and I was skinny then).
I learned a lot from Jayne's book, the biggest thing I learned was don't wait until you loose the weight, start now. I know a lot of people who say I'll start working out when I loose 10 pounds (or 20 or even 5) and it never happens. Heck, I was one of those people. But now my motto and my Tri Buddy's motto is JUST DO IT! She completed one this year and I completed four. We are now training for next year. All I can say is Thanks Jayne you are my hero.
I'm Inspired Now! November 5, 2007
Loved it! I am totally motivated to try new things and have a great attitude about it. She is hilarious - I found myself laughing out loud repeatedly while reading - plus she gave extremely practical information that someone new to the sport (me) needs to know. As someone who's not beginning a quest to be the fastest, most competitive athlete out there, her suggestions of how and where to begin, stay motivated and have a great time doing it are exactly what I'm looking for. She is quick to admit to her biases, but mostly seems to give a fair account of pros and cons on many topics related to the sport. And did I mention it's funny? :)
Great, great, great first read for beginner tri-athlete October 5, 2007
Great, great, great first read for beginner tri-athletes of all ages, shapes and sizes. I've already recommended this book to several of my friends. Jayne Williams is hilarious. She gives practical advice, but keeps you laughing from beginning to end. I plan to do my first triathlon in the Spring of '08, after reading this book, I now believe I can do it!
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