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Flying Over the Finish Line: Women Triathletes' Stories of Life | 
 enlarge | Creator: Susan L. Kane
Publisher: Pennywyse Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 546400
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0979934141
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780979934148
ASIN: 0979934141
Publication Date: June 1, 2008
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Product Description
Do you yearn to try something new, to spice up your life, to enjoy a new adventure? Is a voice from within calling to you and saying, "Come follow me?" Yet is there another over-powering voice that tells you: "You have too much to do already..." "Don't try - you might fail..." "You're too old..." "You're too fat..." or too whatever? Read the stories of women from all walks of life who overcame fears and self-doubt to accomplish what they once thought was unattainable. Share in the universal truths these women learned to recognize by taking on a remarkable stretch goal - completing a triathlon! These are generally not the stories of professional or elite athletes. Rather, they are stories from everyday women. Their ages range from 20-something to 70-something. Some recovered from serious illnesses. Others needed a challenge in their life or a new focus during a transition. What they have in common is setting the goal of completing a triathlon. Whether you aspire to become a triathlete or to accomplish just about anything outside of your comfort zone, these stories will inspire you to turn your dreams into reality!
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 You don't have to be First Place to be a winner! November 28, 2008
M. Smetters (Cleveland)
How great to have the reminder that you can be a winner even if you do not come in "first place," that winning can be found in over-coming and achieving. In a culture that puts so much emphasis on fame and fortune, it is great to hear a voice proclaim that success can also be found in reaching personal goals.
 For anyone who needs to believe, You Can Do It! October 7, 2008
sonia (Oak Park, IL)
This book sets out to inspire and motivate women to make goals and carry them out, using personal essays by a diverse group of women triathletes as an example. These women are from all walks of life; for the most part not athletically accomplished; some were getting active for the first time since childhood. Yes, this book does achieve what it sets out to; how can it not be inspiring with so many concrete examples of women taking on a challenge and carrying it through? That is what's good about this type of book as opposed to some abstract self-help ideological one. But less would have been more, in this case, as I found there to be only a handful of memorable essays. Some of the essays are short and seem to follow a formula: How did I decide to do a triathlon; what obstacles did I overcome; what was my triathlon experience like and what did I learn? No one wants to read formula, right? Thankfully there are a few essays that get more in-depth and stand out with unique voices. Especially memorable is the essay by Susan Denini, formerly obese, a self-proclaimed "queen of excuses," who has lost 125 lbs (so far). Her voice is joyful and her enthusiasm jumps off the page.
These essays are pulled together and arranged thematically by author Susan L. Kane. Her story also is an inspiring one, but she breaks it up throughout the book, for the sake of the chapter headings. She starts her story in the introduction; another part is under "She who has the most fun wins!" and another under "Obstacles." I would have liked to read her story all at once, because it was frustrating to read on the first page, "I decided to accept the challenge for reasons I will later describe." And "Later in the book, you'll hear about how I developed my swim skills." Kane also summarizes all the stories, and their lessons, at the end of every chapter.
This book heavily promotes the Danskin triathlon series, but this doesn't detract from the stories.
Women-only triathlons seem to be the rapidly gaining popularity. This book caught my eye because I had just participated in my first triathlon. Two years ago, my Mothers-of -Preschoolers-Group started a triathlon-training group, and since then I have been asked to join two other triathlon groups. It's the new thing, girls, and it is a great self-image booster, and worthwhile accomplishment, as is illustrated in this YOU CAN DO IT! book for women.
A superbly presented showcasing of what the human spirit can accomplish August 7, 2008
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
Susan Kane has successfully completed nine Danskin Women's Triathlons and two Olympic-distance triathlons since she first became a triathlon athlete at the age of 42 competing against women who ranged in age from 20-somethings to 70-somethings. These were women who came from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds, some seeking to ensure their health, others seeking recovery from serious illnesses through the exercise and physical/mental discipline that triathlons require. As different as all these women competitors were, they all had one thing in common -- the goal of completing a triathlon. Now Susan Kane has compiled personal, illustrative, and inspiring stories of some of these women in "Flying Over The Finish Line: Women Triathlete's Stories Of Life". These not the accounts of professional athletes, but of ordinary women striving to accomplish the extraordinary goal of successfully competing in and accomplishing a triathlon event. A superbly presented showcasing of what the human spirit can accomplish, "Flying Over The Finish Line" is very highly recommended reading and an inspired addition to personal, academic, and community library Women's Sports and Women's Studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists.
share to grow August 4, 2008
M. Olson (Prospect Heights, IL)
Since I had paricipated triathalons in the past "Flying Over the Finish Line" gave me the opportunity to understand why other women get involved in triathalons, what starts the itch. It caused me to look through another's eyes and get remotivated for a different reason. What wonderful views Susan Kane shared as an athelete, coach, and friend.
 Inspiring to women athletes July 31, 2008
armchairinterviews.com (Minnesota)
This is not a "how-to" book. It is more of a "chicken-soup-for-the-triathlon" book. The collection of 50 stories are written by women who have all completed a Danskin Women's Triathlon Series, which brings me to my biggest peeve about the book. Flying Over the Finish Line reads as one long and repetitious advertisement for that event.
That said, most of stories were heart-felt raves of what the accomplishment of finishing a Danskin Women's Triathlon meant to them, and thus may encourage some female readers interested in a similar challenge to make the commitment needed to train for a triathlon.
The author suggests that if you are looking for a goal and exercise alone isn't getting it done, then you might consider a "sprint" triathlon, (aka, Danskin Women's Triathlon Series), which consists of -mile swim, 12-mile bike ride, followed by a 5 k (3.1-mile) run.
According to the stories within the book, none of the following obstacles should keep you from fulfilling your goal of competing in that particular triathlon, such as your size (women up to 400 lbs. have competed), your age (several over the age of seventy compete) or your health (cancer survivors have their own category in the race referred to as, Team Survivor).
I believe anything that inspires women to move and improve their health by achieving life-changing goals is a good thing, so I give Flying Over the Finish Line 3 stars.
Armchair Interviews says: Heed this reviewer's comments about repeated event promotion within content.
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