Crawl of Fame : Julie Moss and the Fifteen Feet that Created an Ironman Triathlon Legend - Julie Moss

Crawl of Fame

Julie Moss and the Fifteen Feet that Created an Ironman Triathlon Legend

By: Julie Moss, Robert Yehling, Armen Keyeyian (Introduction by)

Hardcover | 2 October 2018 | Edition Number 1

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The courageous and transformative story of triathlon hall-of-fame athlete Julie Moss.

In 1982, Julie Moss ran the Ironman triathlon for her college senior research project. Her idea was quirky, even crazy; only a handful of hardcore, highly trained enthusiasts competed in the little-known, 140.6-mile combination of swimming, cycling, and running. Julie brought no experience or appreciable training beyond running two marathons. She did bring a latent willpower that, the world soon found out, wouldn’t be denied. What happened next changed Ironman forever . . .

After becoming the unlikely leader during the marathon, the final leg of the Ironman, Julie fell and lost all bodily function fifteen meters (50 feet) from the finish. While on hands and knees, she watched her rival pass her. Thirty seconds later, she crawled across the line—stunning the millions who were watching on television. At age twenty-three, Julie became the instant global icon, and the public face of fitness and endurance sports — which exploded in popularity, partly because of her inspiration. That this young co-ed would represent such a new sport was unlikely. That she would inspire millions to change the courses of their lives in the three decades years since was unthinkable. Yet, it happened.

And keeps happening. In April 2017 Julie won her age group in the Ironman North American Championships—racing 25 minutes faster than her 1982 Ironman. How does a 58-year-old woman beat the time of her 23-year-old self? Which begs the question, Could she also beat her 1982 time in the more demanding Kona? That’s the goal, and the world will find out in October 2018.

Crawl of Fame is the long-awaited release of her incredible story. Julie describes how she found her greater purpose while lying across the finish line at Ironman 1982 — and how that greater purpose as a woman, athlete, endurance sports symbol and, now, iconic figure has defined her life and inspired others since.

Several endurance sports athletes have written memoirs, but none have changed a sport so dramatically as Julie Moss. Now, readers will join the inner and outer journey of one of the world’s most impressive athletes, a woman who has already inspired millions — with millions more to come.
Industry Reviews
"For pure drama in the essence of sport, and finding yourself somehow, some way, in the most demanding of circumstances . . . there’s a reason this has stayed with me for all these years.  It is the greatest display of courage I’ve ever seen in a sports event."

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