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Title: Racing the Sunset: An Athlete's Quest for Life After Sport by Scott Tinley ISBN: 1-59228-095-1 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Worthy reading
Comment: I've been a Tinley fan (as a writer) for years and looked forward to reading this. It provided an excellent insight into Scott Tinley, and the way that he's approached his triathlon, and life. The way that he contrasts his ups and downs is excellent. The talks with other athletes and the empathy shown with other retired athletes speaks volumes to the character of the man.
Unfortunately, there were a few times when a particularly well made point was undone by possibly poor editing. An example for me was when he was complaining about air travel - with which I can heartily concur, but then ruins the point by following it up by stating that he was travelling first class. (You should try it economy!) It ends up coming across as whinging.
Nevertheless, I found this book an excellent read, and provided a unique insight into something we often don't see - athletes who never really learnt to "grow up" because they never had to.
One thing worthy of note is to try and read it from Scott's point of view, and to not impose our own individual values on his comments. If you can achieve this, you can get past viewing it as a whinge, and see it for the gem that it really is.
Rating: 5
Summary: rebel with a cause
Comment: before you can race the sunset, you first need to get a jump on dawn, and mr. san diego has been racing the rosy-fingered hues of early mornings for two decades as he defined, shaped, sculpted this athletic calling now known as triathlon. as the founder of tri-athlete magazine, i used to resent the fact that this bona-fide beach boy with cornflower silk hair and chiseled bod knew how to write--and write well. "jocks" shouldn't be known as true authors. tinley, the man he describes in this heartfelt confessional memoir, is still testing himself against seen and unseen obstacles. the memoir is both a trip down memory lane in the aero tucked position and a homage to the retired jock syndrome (rjs). every athlete must face that time in his or her life when age takes its toll. but that is not a call for surrender. tinley doesn't go DNF on us. nor does he want to. his writing the book was an act of courage--a private correspondence with a very public self.
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Title: Every Second Counts by Lance Armstrong ISBN: 0385508719 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 07 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Going Long: Training for Ironman-Distance Triathlons (The Ultrafit Multisport Training Series) by Joe Friel, Gordon Byrn ISBN: 1931382247 Publisher: Velo Press Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: 25 Years of the Ironman Triathlon World Championship by Bob Babbitt, Jim Lampley, Lois Schwartz, Robert Oliver ISBN: 1841261009 Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH Pub. Date: 30 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Bobke II by Bob Roll ISBN: 193138228X Publisher: Velo Press Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Lifelong Success, Triathlon: Training for Masters: Ironman Edition by Henry Ash, Barbara Warren, Scott Tinley, Ferdinand Ash ISBN: 1841261033 Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH Pub. Date: February, 2004 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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