35 Years of the Ironman Triathlon World Championship

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Thirty-five years ago, in 1978, Commander John Collins created the Ironman® as a way to find out who was the world's fittest athlete. In the process, he created an event that changes people's lives forever. Ironman® Hall of Fame Inductee Bob Babbitt and some of the world's best photographers share images and stories from the 'Toughest Day in Sport,' the Ironman®. This book chronicles an event that, 35 years after its inception, is considered the greatest goal for athletes worldwide and the ultimate showcase for endurance sports. The book will take you inside the Ironman® and motivate, inform and inspire you. If your goal is to complete the Ironman®, leaf through the pages of this book. You will be motivated to go harder and longer than ever before.

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Bob Babbitt lives in San Diego, California, and is the co-founder of Competitor Magazine, the host and creator of Competitor Radio which gets over 50,000 downloads of its interviews on iTunes each month, the creator of the nine series Muddy Buddy Run and Ride Series which just finished up it's 13th season, the co-founder of the Challenged Athletes Foundation which just celebrated its 20th Anniversary and has now raised over $53 million dollars to keep disabled athletes in the game of life through sport, and an inductee into both the Ironman Triathlon Hall of Fame and the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame.

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