Where It All Began: The 1978 Hawaiian Iron Man Triathlon
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (964 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0615976646 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
There has been a lot said about how the Original Hawaiian Iron Man triathlon came to be. The real story about the race in 1978 and it will blow you away. The question would be answered by who finished the triathlon first, or if it was even possible to finish… This book will give you the straight story on how it all came to be by Tom Knoll who was there at the beginning and who finished sixth place in the Hawaiian Iron Man in 1978. A lot of it is completely false. It came into being after a debate over cold beers at the Primo Brewing Company about who was the most fit athlete: was it runners, cyclists, or swimmers? They decided to put it to the test and end the debate. These men had the courage of astronauts, as it had never been attempted before and no one knew if it could be done. The true story is within these pages and it is amazing…
Great story, but the book is lacking, At first glance, the book is very short, and when you open it, you realize that it is even shorter. The print of the book is on the large side. So large, that it is actually the same since (if not larger) than a large print book. All in all, the books in less than 100 pages of actually story. I think that it t. Very disappointing I was so looking forward to reading this book, after just having finished Iron War. I couldn't have been more disappointed. The content is so brief as to be almost meaningless. I have read longer magazine articles. You won't learn any more about the history of this event than you would on Wikipedia. There is p. get a first person perspective from iron man legend Tom Knoll about the first ever iron man Peter Liu I love this book. I've read all the other Ironman books (Chrissie / Macca / Iron War etc) but this book is so unique. Mr. Knoll is truly the iron man legend. Today non triathlete thinks iron distance is incredible, but not impossible. Back in 1978, before anyone had completed iron distance, the thought of fini