Second Wind

by Bergquist, Lee

• ISBN13: 9780736074919
• ISBN10: 0736074910
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-15
• Publisher: Human Kinetics

Summary

Stories of inspiration and struggle that the growing mass of senior athletes can relate to personally. A mixture of sports and competition level that helps show the scope of interest in senior athletic events. Sideboxes with additional information resources and safety tips. Lee Bergquist is an award-winning writer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Even on the far side of 50, his activities include running, sprinting, biking, swimming, pushups, and skateboarding - not bad for a boomer. In his 40s, Bergquist ran masters track in the 100-, 200-, and 400-meter sprints. Bergquist lives in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, outside of Milwaukee.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Prologue: Sprinting Into Midlife	p. 1
Starting Out	p. 9
From the Bench to the Bench Press	p. 11
The Comeback	p. 23
Older and Faster	p. 35
The American Birkebeiner	p. 51
Defying Age	p. 65
Fabulous Abs	p. 67
I Want to Be a Winner	p. 81
A Runner's Heart	p. 95
Ironwoman	p. 109
The Long Haul	p. 123
Streakers	p. 125
Swimming Against the Tide	p. 139
Racing Across America	p. 153
Marathon Man	p. 171
Epilogue: Ageless Role Models	p. 183
Appendix: Official USRSA Streak Registries	p. 185
References and Bibliography	p. 195
Index	p. 199
About the Author	p. 203
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