Different Perspective Sports Magazine Issue 3 | Page 36

mid life trisis - an extract from my new book
Below is an extract from my forthcoming book “Mid Life Trisis” which charts my journey
from a fat guy to competing at IRONMAN UK in 2013. Far more than race reports, the
book is full of humorous anecdotes, stories that go off on a tangent taking you on an
inspirational journey through my life. It discusses my race tactics, thoughts and training
along with numerous race reports from a personal perspective. It details various battles
with my friends at each race. You will learn how I got on TV for 3 months, got wedged
in a bath, was in a full leg plaster for 3 months, how I went from little jumps on my MTB
to flying almost 5 metres in the air and getting to meet the Brownlee Brothers as well as
various other w