REVIEW: Chris McCormack (McCah) "I'm Here to Win"

About triathlon

A little about what Makka has achieved during his long professional career, which, by the way, is not over yet!

Won 76% of triathlon competitions in his career (more than 200 since 1993). Took place on the podium in 88% of the competitions.

At the time of this writing, he has won twelve Ironman races (a one-day race that includes a 4km swim, a 180km cycling race, and a 42km marathon). He covered the Ironman distance four times in less than 8 hours, moreover, on two different types of tracks. He won the main Ironman in Hawaii twice (2007 and 2010).

Titles won:

ITU Triathlon World Champion

ITU World Cup series Champion

Closest Runner-up, ITU World Cup series

Four-time champion, ITU World Cup Japan

ITU World Cup Canada Champion

ITU World Cup Switzerland Champion

Number 1 in the ITU World Ranking

Goodwill Games Triathlon Champion

Two-time USA Professional Triathlon champion

Australian Triathlon Champion

Oceania Triathlon Champion

Fourteen national championships, including - France, Switzerland, Australia, and the USA

Australian Sprint Triathlon Champion

Four-time Escape from Alcatraz winner

Two-time champion Mrs. T’s Chicago Triathlon

Three-time San Diego International Triathlon champion

Two-time champion of the San Jose International Triathlon

Two-time Los Angeles Triathlon champion

Seven titles at the French Grand Prix

European Triathlon Champion

Five-time International Triathlete of the Year

Four-time Competitor of the Year

ESPN World's Fittest Man

The author tells how this sport began and where it is going today from the point of view of a professional. It is interesting to see how professional athletes live, who spend 3/4 of their lives traveling and training. It was especially interesting for me personally to find out the attitude of the superstar of the hardest Ironman to doping and illegal drugs - after all, we know nothing about it at all!

Makka considers Coca-Cola to be the best sports drink

And the book is simply overflowing with advice from a professional triathlete - about preparation, psychological preparation, nutrition and much more.

About life hacking

Chris is a real life hacker! He pays a lot of attention in the book to the topic of "mind games" - McKee's personal system, which allowed him to defeat those whom he could not physically defeat. Makka is a master of public speaking, driven by scandals and demoralizing rivals. All this can be applied in real life, believe me …

About pain

Triathlon, like any professional sport, is a pain test. Makka often talks about pain, how to accept it, how to talk to it and what kind of relationship should be with it, especially if you have to endure her 8 or more hours of a complete Ironman race.

By the way, Makka claims that he has never received any serious injuries. Many novice runners (there are many of these among the readers of this blog too) complain of pain and injury. Macormack believes that this is from unnecessary overtraining and self-deception.

If at least one of the topics of the book is interesting to you, then read it. She went in one breath for me. It is not often possible to directly get the thoughts and memories of a star of this level!

I am here to conquer | buy in Russia | buy in Ukraine

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