Triathlon: Swim, Bike, Run – An Inspiration 9781783722426, 1783722428

Table of contents :
Front cover
Introduction
Triathlon - Swim, Bike, Run
Acknowledgements
Photo Credits

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Introduction Train harder. Sweat more. Be faster. Not just the lyrics of a triathlete’s life, but the rhyme, rhythm and soul. Because a triathlon is not just a one-off race where you train two weeks prior to the event – a triathlon is a lifestyle you choose: one that you eat, sleep and breathe, day in day out. It’s all or nothing. Competing in a triathlon is hard. But training for a triathlon is harder still: it is one of the toughest things you will do in your life. The physical effort is gruelling, but it’s the mental effort – the motivation, determination and commitment – that will be the controlling factor of your achievement. As a triathlete there’s no room for quitters, no room for fair-weather mentality. Whatever the weather, whatever your physical or mental state, nothing should be able to deter you from leaving your comfort zone to go to a place where you’ll be tested at all levels. But, realistically, everyone – even if you’re a relentless professional – will have times when your resolve is challenged and you’re struggling to commit. That’s where this book will be your conduit and go-to. So flick through these pages filled with inspirational photos, quotes and mantras and let them fire you with the willpower and encouragement you need to continue. Once you reach that finishing line and feel the adrenaline and endorphins rush through your body, you’ll know that it was worth the pain… And then you’ll want to do it all over again. Swim. Bike. Run.

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Every accomplishment starts with the

decision to try.

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Racing is pain, and that’s why you do it, to challenge yourself and the limits of your physical and mental barriers. Mark Allen

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If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy. AMBy Burfoot

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ONE THING WE CAN ALL CONTROL IS EFFORT.

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MARK CUBAN

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Those who don’t jump will never fly. Leena Ahmad Almashat

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Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure. Aldous Huxley

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You have to go wholeheartedly into anything in order to achieve anything worth having. Frank Lloyd Wright

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When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you will be successful. Eric Thomas

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IT ALWAYS SEEMS

IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL IT ’S DONE. NELSON MANDELA

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NEVER GIVE UP ON SOMETHING

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Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement. Brian Tracey

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Winners never quit and quitters never win. Vince Lombardi

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It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen. John Wooden

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THE WILL TO WIN MEANS NOTHING IF YOU HAVEN'T THE WILL TO PREPARE. Juma Ikangaa

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Sometimes you have to take the bull by the horns. Proverb

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When pain comes you know what I do? I smile. Chris M c Cormack

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In running, it doesn’t matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say, ‘I have finished.’ There is a lot of satisfaction in that. Fred Lebow

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NOBODY SAID IT WOULD BE EASY, THEY SAID IT WOULD BE WORTH IT.

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It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. Babe Ruth

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Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Don’t wish for it.

Work for it.

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BE BOLD WHEN OTHERS ARE SCARED. THOMAS J. POWELL

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Make time for it. Just get it done. Nobody ever got strong or got in shape by thinking about it. They did it. Jim Wendler

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If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you. Fred DeVito

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Training in the company of others is always

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The ultimate g oal is doing your best

and enjoying it.

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The difference between ‘try’ and ‘triumph’ is a little ‘umph’. Marvin Phillips

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Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. ANONYMOUS

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IT’S ALL ABOUT HOW HARD YOU TRI!

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Stamina, speed, strength, skill and spirit – but the greatest of these is spirit. Ken Doherty

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There is only one perfect road, and that road is ahead of you, always ahead of you. Sri Chinmoy

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Running is like mouthwash : if you can feel the burn it’s working. Brian Tackett

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Swim. Triathlon_INSIDES_FINAL2.indd 64

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Bike. Triathlon_INSIDES_FINAL2.indd 65

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Run.

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Rest. Triathlon_INSIDES_FINAL2.indd 67

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THE VALUE OF ACHIEVEMENT LIES IN ACHIEVING. ALBERT EINSTEIN

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The open road is a beckoning... a place where a man can lose himself. William Least Heat-Moon

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Don’t stop when you are tired ; stop when

you are finished.

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Focus on how far you’ve come ; not how far

you’ve got to go.

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When you feel like quitting, think about why you started.

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YOU CAN’T PUT A LIMIT ON ANYTHING. MICHAEL PHELPS

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Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Helen Keller

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Every time I go out and race it’s a goal to go out and run faster than I’ve ever done before. Paula Radcliffe

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AT FIRST YOU FEEL LIKE

DYING,

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THEN YOU FEEL REBORN.

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It’s not about finding your limits. It’s about finding out what lies

just beyond them.

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Discipline is choosing between what you want now and

what you want most.

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The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start. John Bingham

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Four wheels move the body.

TWO WHEELS MOVE THE SOUL.

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PERSISTENCE CAN CHANGE FAILURE INTO EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT. MATT BIONDI

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IF YOU AREN’T GOING ALL THE WAY, WHY GO AT ALL? JOE NAMATH

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We are judgeD by what we finish,

not by what we start.

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Don’t let fatigue make a coward of you. Steve Prefontaine

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Push yourself a bit

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A TRIATHLETE IS A PERSON WHO DOESN’T UNDERSTAND THAT ONE SPORT IS HARD ENOUGH.

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It’s when the discomfort strikes that one realises a strong mind is the most powerful weapon of all. ChrisSie Wellington

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It is the unknown around the corner that turns my wheels. Heinz StUcke

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Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation. Robert H. Schuller

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YOU MUST DO THE THING YOU THINK YOU CANNOT DO. Eleanor Roosevelt

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Don’t lose faith,

you’ve got this.

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NEVER GIVE UP ON A DREAM JUST BECAUSE OF THE TIME IT WILL TAKE TO ACCOMPLISH IT. THE TIME WILL PASS ANYWAY. Earl Nightingale

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Form and function should be one. Frank Lloyd Wright

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Training in the rain, wind and cold isn’t easy, but doing it will

make you stronger.

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I TRI THEREFORE I AM.

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Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. Lou Holtz

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YOU MAY SLOW DOWN. YOU MAY STOP. BUT NEVER QUIT. Triathlon_INSIDES_FINAL2.indd 122

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Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’ Mary Anne Radmacher

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Acknowledgements First and foremost, thanks go to all of the photographers for providing such brilliant photos – it couldn’t have been done without your support. Special thanks go to the Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon athletes who feature in the book.

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Photo Credits (In Alphabetical Order)

Alberto Loyo/Shutterstock

Jaromir Chalabala/Shutterstock

Sayam Trirattanapaiboon/Shutterstock

Andre Klopper/Shutterstock

Jbor/Shutterstock

Stefan Holm/Shutterstock

Angela Aladro Mella/Shutterstock

Jcsmilly/Shutterstock

Stemack/Shutterstock

Annette Shaff/Shutterstock

Laurence Bond

Tami Freed/Shutterstock

Bert Stephani

Leena Robinson/Shutterstock

Tomas Picka/Shutterstock

Bluecrayola/Shutterstock

Maridav/Shutterstock

Warren Goldswain/Shutterstock

Bostjan Uran/Shutterstock

Martin Good/Shutterstock

Wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock

Carsten Medom Madsen/Shutterstock

Maxisport/Shutterstock

Yanlev/Shutterstock

Christian Siebert

Mervin Lei

Dirima/Shutterstock

Msgrafixx/Shutterstock

Ditty_About_Summer/Shutterstock

Photosani/Shutterstock

Dudarev Mikhail/Shutterstock

Rena Schild/Shutterstock

Efecreata Media Group/Shutterstock

Reto Frutig

Epicstockmedia/Shutterstock

Rihardzz/Shutterstock

H. Kopp-Delaney

S. Pytel/Shutterstock

Halfpoint/Shutterstock

Sainthorant Daniel/Shutterstock

I T A L O/Shutterstock

Sam Smith (www.flickr.com/photos/sam-smith)

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BIKE PORN VOLUME 1 Chris Naylor £14.99 Hardback ISBN: 978-1-84953-481-9

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