Chasing Kona

"I was a heavy smoker who had never done any sports until I stopped smoking and drinking in my late twenties. In 1999 I bought a mountain bike and started cycling in an attempt to get healthy. It took me a few years before I discovered triathlon in 2003. In 2008 I finished my first Ironman triathlon in Nice, France. I wasn't quite last but I did finish near the back of the field in 954th place. This is the story of how I went from being an unhealthy, unfit smoker to triathlete and ultimately to qualifying for and racing the hardest and most competitive triathlon in the world, the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii"--Back cover.