Ironman Hawaii 2007
2009 September 6
Ironman Hawaii 2007
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Ironman World Championship Kailua-Kona Hawaii October 13, 2007 Ford Ironman World Championship, Kailua-Kona Hawaii, October 13, 2007…. |
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Ironman World Champions: Chrissie Wellington, Chris Mccormack, Erin Baker, Dave Scott, Lyn Lemaire, Natascha Badmann, Peter Reid, Mark Allen $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Chrissie Wellington, Chris Mccormack, Erin Baker, Dave Scott, Lyn Lemaire, Natascha Badmann, Peter Reid, Mark Allen, Luc Van Lierde, Michellie Jones, Karen Smyers, Faris Al-Sultan, Julie Leach, Craig Alexander, Scott Tinley, Paula Newby-Fraser, John Howard, Normann Stadler, Greg Welch, Tim Deboom, Sylviane Puntous, Scott Molina, Gordon Haller, Lori Bowden, Kathleen Mccartney, Thomas Hellriegel, Joanne Ernst, Heather Fuhr, Linda Sweeney, Robin Beck. Excerpt: Medal record Chris McCormack (born 4 April 1973) is an Australian triathlete , known affectionately to the triathlon community as Macca. McCormack began competing on international-distance courses in 1996, winning both the 1997 Triathlon World Championships and the 1997 ITU World Cup Series; to date, no-one else has won both titles in a single year. After shifting focus to longer distance racing he displayed exceptional aptitude for the distance winning many races. McCormack won Ironman Australia in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Twice he has finished the Quelle Challenge Roth, an Iron-Distance triathlon in under 8 hours, a feat only 5 other athletes have completed. In 2007 he won the Ironman World Championships in Kona Hawaii after 6 attempts at the race coming as close as second, within 2 minutes of the winner, in 2006. Personal life Chris was born in Sydney, Australia on 4 April 1973, of a New Zealand-born mother (Theresa) and an Australian born father (Ken). Growing up in southern Sydney in the Sutherland Shire, he has both a younger and older brother. At Primary School Chris tackled many team sports. He joined the school soccer, rugby and later the basketball teams and was accomplished at all. However Chris was discouraged with team sports as not everyone gave 100 % all the time. McCormack’s high school years |
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Unthinkable $0.99 “I want to show people that they can take the life God gave them and use it to do something extraordinary.”— Scott Rigsby 9 seconds.That’s how long it took for Scott Rigsby’s life to come crashing down around him.16 hours, 42 minutes, 46 seconds.That’s how long it took for Scott Rigsby to make history.One day when Scott Rigsby was eighteen years old, he was riding in the back of a pickup truck that was towing a three-ton trailer. When the trailer was clipped from behind by an eighteen-wheeler, Scott was thrown over the side and dragged 324 feet before being pinned under the trailer. Later, at the hospital, his right leg was amputated—the first of twenty-six surgeries he would endure over the next ten years, including the loss of his other leg. Doctors said it would be more than a year before he could expect to walk again—let alone run.Eleven years later, Scott did the unthinkable . . .On October 13, 2007, after arduous training, he became the first double-leg amputee using prosthetics ever to cross the finish line in the sporting world’s most grueling and prestigious event, the Ford Ironman World Championship triathlon in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.Unthinkable documents Scott’s remarkable journey from the devastating crash that claimed both of his legs, and from his subsequent battle with depression and alcohol, to the dawning realization that God had a greater plan for his life. The unthinkable courage, determination, and faith Scott demonstrated in training for and competing in the Hawaiian Ironman triathlon will inspire and amaze you. |
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Unthinkable $12.99 “I want to show people that they can take the life God gave them and use it to do something extraordinary.”— Scott Rigsby 9 seconds.That’s how long it took for Scott Rigsby’s life to come crashing down around him.16 hours, 42 minutes, 46 seconds.That’s how long it took for Scott Rigsby to make history.One day when Scott Rigsby was eighteen years old, he was riding in the back of a pickup truck that was towing a three-ton trailer. When the trailer was clipped from behind by an eighteen-wheeler, Scott was thrown over the side and dragged 324 feet before being pinned under the trailer. Later, at the hospital, his right leg was amputated—the first of twenty-six surgeries he would endure over the next ten years, including the loss of his other leg. Doctors said it would be more than a year before he could expect to walk again—let alone run.Eleven years later, Scott did the unthinkable . . .On October 13, 2007, after arduous training, he became the first double-leg amputee using prosthetics ever to cross the finish line in the sporting world’s most grueling and prestigious event, the Ford Ironman World Championship triathlon in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.Unthinkable documents Scott’s remarkable journey from the devastating crash that claimed both of his legs, and from his subsequent battle with depression and alcohol, to the dawning realization that God had a greater plan for his life. The unthinkable courage, determination, and faith Scott demonstrated in training for and competing in the Hawaiian Ironman triathlon will inspire and amaze you. |
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