Second wind : the rise of the ageless athlete

218 Pages·2009·2.74 MB·English

by  Lee Bergquist

Second
Wind
The Rise of the Ageless
Athlete
Lee Bergquist
Human Kinetics

Second
Wind
The Rise of the Ageless
Athlete
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Bergquist, Lee.
Second wind : the rise of the ageless athlete / Lee Bergquist.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7360-7491-9 (soft cover)
ISBN-10: 0-7360-7491-0 (soft cover)
1. Sports for older people--Anecdotes. 2. Physical fitness for older people--Anecdotes. I. Title.
GV708.5.B47 2009
796.084'6--dc22
2009006759
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Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Prologue: Sprinting Into Midlife 1
Part I Starting Out 9
Chapter 1 From the Bench to the
Bench Press . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 2 The Comeback . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 3 Older and Faster . . . . . . . 35
Chapter 4 The American Birkebeiner . . . 51
Part II Defying Age 65
Chapter 5 Fabulous Abs . . . . . . . . . 67
Chapter 6 I Want to Be a Winner . . . . 81
Chapter 7 A Runner’s Heart . . . . . . . 95
Chapter 8 Ironwoman . . . . . . . . . .109
Part III The Long Haul 123
Chapter 9 Streakers . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Chapter 10 Swimming Against the
Tide . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Chapter 11 Racing Across America . . . .153
Chapter 12 Marathon Man . . . . . . . . 171
Epilogue: Ageless Role Models 183
Appendix: Official USRSA Streak Registries 185
References and Bibliography 195
Index 199
About the Author 203
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