Operation Ironman: One Man's Four Month Journey from Hospital Bed to Ironman Triathlon

George Mahood
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“…George's books just keep getting better…”“…laugh out loud funny (note to self, don't read it on the tube)…”“…it won't fail to entertain, enthral and motivate…”“…hilarious and heart-warming…”“…inspiring, poignant and humorous…”“…I laughed, I cried, and am proud of a man I have never met…”Operation Ironman follows George Mahood’s hilarious and inspiring journey from a hospital bed to an Ironman triathlon. After major back surgery, George set himself the ultimate challenge –a 2.4 mile swim,a 112 mile bike ride,and a 26.2 mile run,all to be completed within 16 hours.He couldn’t swim more than a length of front crawl, he had never ridden a proper road bike, he had not run further than 10k in 18 months... and he had never worn Lycra.He had FOUR months to prepare.Could he do it?
Genres: NonfictionBiographyHumorTravelMemoirSportsFitnessCyclingAutobiography
315 Pages

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