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Ironman World Champions: Chrissie Wellington, Chris Mccormack, Erin Baker, Dave Scott, Lyn Lemaire, Natascha Badmann, Peter Reid, Mark Allen |
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English |
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Paperback |
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102 |
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2010-05-06 |
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1155769449 |
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Books LLC |
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0.35 pounds |
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5.98 x 9.02 x 0.24 inches |
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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 were spe...
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