A new motivational book by Margreet Dietz has been published that might inspire you to continue your quest or even test the waters in the sports of running and / or triathlon.
Powered From Within: Stories About Running & Triathlon will motivate runners and triathletes of all levels. Stories include profiles of two-time Ironman world champion Craig Alexander and his preparations for Kona 2009; three-time Paralympian and runner Gerrard Gosens; Ron Stuart who became a steeplechase world champion in his 60s after injury and polio halted his ambitions as a young athlete; Kate Rowe who became an Ironman 70.3 world champion in her 50s after taking out a $25,000 loan to fulfill her dream; and Bernie Millett who at the age of 67 runs a 3:16 marathon.
Top running coaches Dave Scott-Thomas and Kevin Smith provide advice on marathon training. Age-group triathletes reveal their strategies to gain a mental advantage on race day while female triathletes discuss their approach to the sport.
Powered From Within: Stories about Running & Triathlon
CONTENTS
• CHAPTER 1 Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander 1
"It's not the winning or losing that keeps you awake; it's maximizing your potential and executing a great performance you know you're capable of."
• CHAPTER 2 Paralympian & Runner Gerrard Gosens 11
"I rode my bike to school by following the sound of my brother's bike in front of me … because my parents didn't put me in cotton wool."
• CHAPTER 3 Guide Runners 23
"I probably have only 3 or 4 guide runners I'd use in a race. Like with a motorcar you have your tires for racing and those for qualifying."
• CHAPTER 4 Women in Triathlon 33
"I was quite frightened that I wouldn't be good enough or fast enough. Then I began to realise a very small percentage of the field is fighting for the big prizes. Everyone else is like me."
• CHAPTER 5 Steeplechase World Champion Ron Stuart 45
"I used to beat Dave Stephens, the Flying Milko, until he went and stayed six months with Emil Zatopek."
• CHAPTER 6 Google the Competition 57
"These days most people have MySpace or Facebook pages with photos which enables me to get a mental picture of them."
• CHAPTER 7 Runner Brian McCarthy 69
"It is easy to convert someone to be a runner: they only need a pair of shoes."
• CHAPTER 8 Ironman 70.3 World Champion Kate Rowe 79
"When my boss said he'd give me the time and the bank said they'd give me the money, I decided to have another go at Kona."
• CHAPTER 9 Burley Griffin Bernie Millett 91
"You have to dedicate yourself to running. You don't get the time or the energy to do other sports."
• CHAPTER 10 Runner Karen Scott 103
"I feel that if I had listened to advice in the early stages of the running injury, it wouldn't have become as chronic as it did."
• CHAPTER 11 City to Surf legend Alan Farrell 115
"People didn't run with me. It was at least 10 years before I realised that you don't have to run flat out every time."
• CHAPTER 12 Marathoner Stephen Callahan 123
"It is a good effort to run a 10km or a half but a marathon is the ultimate. For the first one, I was out in the bush on my own running about 30km three times a week."
• CHAPTER 13 About Marathon Training 133
"The marathon is long enough that I don't think anybody can undertake it lightly."
About the Author:
Margreet Dietz has worked as a journalist for more than 13 years, including nearly eight years for Bloomberg News in Brussels, Toronto and Sydney respectively. She is a regular contributor to endurance sports magazines. She wrote Running Shoes Are a Girl's Best Friend, an inspirational book about 53 women who run with advice from two top running coaches. Margreet has been a runner since 1996 and did her first triathlon in 1999. The five-time Ironman finisher is now focused on marathons and is about to run her 12th in Rotterdam next month.
Website: www.margreetdietz.com
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