Blake Smiley searched the country for just the right place to call home. The professional triathlete has traveled the world, but Thunder Point has what he needs to put down the roots he's never had. In the quiet coastal town he can focus on his training without distractions. Until he meets his new neighbors and everything changes. Lin Su Simmons and her teenage son, Charlie, are fixtures at Winnie Banks's house as Lin Su nurses Winnie through the...

One cool evening in October 2006, the night before he was to turn forty, Rich experienced a chilling glimpse of his future. Nearly fifty pounds overweight at the time and unable to climb the stairs without stopping, he could see where his current sedentary lifestyle was taking him. Most of us, when granted such a moment of clarity, look the other way but not Rich. Plunging into a new way of eating that made processed foods off-limits and that prioritized...

Cutting-edge research has proven that triathletes and other endurance athletes achieve the biggest gains in fitness and performance when they do 80 percent of their training at low intensity and the remaining 20 percent at moderate to high intensity. Fitzgerald and Warden share training plans and workouts for every race distance, from sprint to Ironman.

Elite triathlon coach Matt Dixon reveals the approach he has used to turn age-group triathletes into elite professionals. He debunks the myths that have permeated the sport of traithalon and spells outa better approach to swim-bike-run. He details the four pillars of performance that form the foundation of his highly successful purplepatch fitness program, showing triathletes of all abilities how they can become well-built triathletes and perform...

"The uplifting true story of Minda Dentler, the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the Ironman World Championship triathlon. Minda Dentler made history when she became the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the world's toughest triathlon, using only her arms to finish a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and 26.2 mile marathon. But the journey there wasn't easy. Minda was paralyzed as an infant in India after contracting polio, and...

When the whole world seems set against you, how you keep the negative voice out of your head? Candice Warner knows all about the damaging consequences of living life in front of the cameras and has learned a lot about how to insulate from the worst of public life - for herself, as a wife and partner, and as a mother. Growing up with, competing in and living among some of the most abrasive environments, Candice has had her integrity attacked, her worth...

The story of a school teacher turned professional athlete who nearly lost everything when a tragic car accident on a mountain road nearly cost her her life. Defying all odds, Ironman triathlete Janelle Morrison began her road to recovery the moment she awoke from a coma a week after the accident. With doctors wondering if she would ever walk again, she yearned for the freedom the triathlon had brought her. Only three months after the accident, she...