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abby_leigh's review against another edition
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. George is a wonderful writer and reading his books are such fun.
hopevollm's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
I’m pretty sure I’ve read George’s whole backlist at this point.
This was so inspiring.
This was so inspiring.
bookboss85's review against another edition
5.0
Original copy of this review is found at: http://www.nerdprobs.com/books/book-review-operation-ironman-by-george-mahood/
When life throws something bad at you, you can either wallow in self-pity or you can take it as a opportunity to change yourself for the better. That is exactly what the author did. He challenged himself and (spoiler alert) he came, he saw and he conquered.
When the author, George Mahood, started to experience back pain he chalked it up to a pulled muscle or generally overdoing it. When it didn’t go away he went to the doctor to find out what the problem was. After multiple tests, they told him that he had a tumor growing within his spinal cord. His GP first suggested that surgery was not a good option due to the amount of issues that could arise. After trying to wait it out, the symptoms became unbearable. He decided to have surgery to remove the tumor. While laying flat on his back in the hospital recovering, he decided that he was going to do a Ironman (2.4 miles swimming, 112 miles biking, 26.2 miles running) in order to get himself into better shape. He signed up and set a goal of September to run it. This gave him a little over 4 months to train and get into shape. He could barely swim, never rode a bike in a competitive manner, and hadn’t run anything greater than a 10K in over 18 months. But his mind was made up.
He starts his training in a piecemeal fashion. He doesn’t follow any sort of diet plan and does really the bare minimum that he needs to train. He does participate in a race with his wife but that doesn’t go as planned. He likes running with her but she on the other hand cannot stand it. He goes to the local pool to get some help with his swimming. The thing that he trains the most is the biking. He participates in RideLondon 2015, a 100 mile ride that goes from London out to Surrey and ends back in London. He rides that Coast to Coast Trail from Plymouth to Ilfracombe. I could ramble on about the book because I enjoyed every moment of it but I think that will give the gist.
I really enjoy this author. This is the 4th book that I have read by him. I bought the book the moment I saw that it was out on Amazon. His writing style flows well and it feels like he is actually telling you the story personally. Read this book then go read his other three. I cannot wait for the next one to come out.
When life throws something bad at you, you can either wallow in self-pity or you can take it as a opportunity to change yourself for the better. That is exactly what the author did. He challenged himself and (spoiler alert) he came, he saw and he conquered.
When the author, George Mahood, started to experience back pain he chalked it up to a pulled muscle or generally overdoing it. When it didn’t go away he went to the doctor to find out what the problem was. After multiple tests, they told him that he had a tumor growing within his spinal cord. His GP first suggested that surgery was not a good option due to the amount of issues that could arise. After trying to wait it out, the symptoms became unbearable. He decided to have surgery to remove the tumor. While laying flat on his back in the hospital recovering, he decided that he was going to do a Ironman (2.4 miles swimming, 112 miles biking, 26.2 miles running) in order to get himself into better shape. He signed up and set a goal of September to run it. This gave him a little over 4 months to train and get into shape. He could barely swim, never rode a bike in a competitive manner, and hadn’t run anything greater than a 10K in over 18 months. But his mind was made up.
He starts his training in a piecemeal fashion. He doesn’t follow any sort of diet plan and does really the bare minimum that he needs to train. He does participate in a race with his wife but that doesn’t go as planned. He likes running with her but she on the other hand cannot stand it. He goes to the local pool to get some help with his swimming. The thing that he trains the most is the biking. He participates in RideLondon 2015, a 100 mile ride that goes from London out to Surrey and ends back in London. He rides that Coast to Coast Trail from Plymouth to Ilfracombe. I could ramble on about the book because I enjoyed every moment of it but I think that will give the gist.
I really enjoy this author. This is the 4th book that I have read by him. I bought the book the moment I saw that it was out on Amazon. His writing style flows well and it feels like he is actually telling you the story personally. Read this book then go read his other three. I cannot wait for the next one to come out.
lyrasilver's review against another edition
5.0
This was my first George Mahood book but it definitely won’t be my last. Incredibly inspiring and an amazing achievement.
megbriers's review
4.0
In order to psych myself up for my first cycle session as part of my summer triathlon-conquering plans, I picked up this book and it was incredibly amusing. So often these ironmen are perceived as super human people (which George definitely is) but it's nice that the story was told from a human, real life perspective, rather than everything went right, the athlete was always motivated and always loved going for runs in whatever whether and was able to just stop the rest of life for training for a length of time. It was also just a very funny book. What the author did was nothing short of remarkable, and I will follow in his footsteps one day. But first challenge, the bike session.
ljcl_'s review
5.0
Brilliant read
The second of George Mahood’s books I’ve read after reading Free Country (equally as brilliant). George writes in a way that flows well and is easy to read, makes you want to continue reading even if it might not be an interesting part of the book!
The second of George Mahood’s books I’ve read after reading Free Country (equally as brilliant). George writes in a way that flows well and is easy to read, makes you want to continue reading even if it might not be an interesting part of the book!
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