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Can't Swim, Can't Ride, Can't Run

From Common Man to Ironman

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Can't Swim, Can't Ride, Can't Run

By: Andy Holgate
Narrated by: Gregory St. John
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Shortlisted for Best New Writer of the Year - The British Sports Book Awards 2012

This book is both a lesson in true grit and determination, but its goal is one that is attainable. Andy isn't a sporting superstar, he holds down a nine-to-five job and all the pressures that go with it; he isn’t blessed with speed and talent; there are no multi-million pound sponsorship deals; yet this remarkable "common man" is inspiring in a way that some of today’s sporting superstars have forgotten how to be. You wouldn’t recognize Andy in the street, yet his story provides valuable lessons to us all: "Never give up" and "Anything is possible".

©2011 Andy Holgate (P)2013 Audible, Inc. Extreme Sports Triathlon Sports Cycling
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The guy was not from this planet!! Could not pronounce Triathlon !!!! Ruin the experience just awful

Awful narration

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A great personal story, with many ups and downs - I felt each one of them. Definitely a motivator for my own triathlon journey. The narrator made this book extra special.

Pure motivation!

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I have had an excellent time listening to this audiobook but maybe not for the reasons you would expect. The story is great and quite inspirational it makes you want to be there and take part in all of Andy's training and races. This was not the problem, the narration however was having a narrator who pronounces all the words incorrectly was quite amusing ie du-vet instead of duvet is just one of the many baffling points. The most distracting though was the narrator sounded like prince William at the age of five doing a billy idol impression while squeezing in every dialect of the uk. For this reason alone download this book

It's all in the narration

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I really enjoyed the journey of the author in his quest to compete and break is own pbs in iron man but the narration was appalling. It was so bad at times i nearly gave up on it. If i could have given the ‘performance’ a negative star scoring i would have.

In this instance i would recommend reading the book.

Great content - terrible narrator!

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Andy's story is inspiring, everyday and well told. the narration is both the worst and the most entertaining I've ever heard. much of the book takes place very near where I have lived all my life and the narrator's pronounciation left me baffled. my favourite was Salford Quays! genius!

good story, hilarious narration

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