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01844aam a22003014a 4500 001 764F28360AF111E39305B8A1DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20130822010304 008 121018s2013 nju 000 0 eng 010 $a 2012042424 020 $a 157826426X (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 9781578264261 (pbk. : alk. paper) : 035 $a (OCoLC)793578864 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d BTCTA $d BDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d VPL $d ILC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a GV1060.73 $b .P46 2013 082 00 $a 796.42/57 $2 23 100 1 $a Pendergrass, John. 245 10 $a Against the odds : $b the adventures of a man in his sixties competing in six of the world's toughest triathlons across six continents / $c John Pendergrass ; new foreword by Brett Favre. 260 $a Hobart, NJ : $b Hatherleigh, $c c2013. 300 $a xii, 202 p. ; $c 23 cm. 505 0 $a Prologue -- Foreword / by Brett Favre -- China on my mind -- Looking for a challenge -- "Whoever finishes first, we'll call him the Ironman" -- Triathlon 101 -- The Ironman mystique -- In the pool and on the road -- Adventures in South America: Brazil -- No country for an old man: Switzerland -- Hurricanes and hip fractures -- Back on the road: South Africa -- A land of great surprises: New Zealand -- A crowd in the desert: Arizona -- The sixth and final stop: China -- Epilogue. 520 $a Competing in a triathlon at any age is a major achievement; finishing the Ironman Triathlon in your sixties is nothing short of inspirational. Pendergrass shatters your preconceptions as he goes about achieving his goal of competing in six triathlons on six continents. 650 0 $a Ironman triathlons. 941 $a 2 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204065135.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110051058.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=764F28360AF111E39305B8A1DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search