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Ray Fauteux self-published his first nonfiction book titled "Ironstruck...The Ironman Triathlon Journey" in 2006 and it continues to be well-received by the triathlon community around the world. It was followed by five more non-fiction titles. Ironstruck...500 Ironman Triathlon Questions and Answers, Triathlete in Transition, Lifestruck(for teens and pre-teens), When Running is Not Enough, and Seniors On the Move. Much like his very first book, the following five self-published books were all written to motivate and inspire others. His latest book It's Kona Calling was published April 18, 2018 and is his first work of fiction.

It's sad, but many people leave this earth without realizing the full potential they have within. It's easier to be content. It's easier to avoid failure that's always a possibility when taking a risk. Yet, what are we if we risk nothing? We miss out on the pure exhilaration of success. We miss out on the realization of discovering just how remarkable we are once we unleash our true spirit within. This is the story of Sam. He's out of shape, overweight, and smokes and drinks too much. His life is on a downward slide as he enters middle-age. He lives his life vicariously through the sports stars he sees on T. V. He knows it can never be him on the highway of outstanding achievement and glory. He is destined to always be on the sidelines. In one fortuitous moment in time, that suddenly changes. While watching a telecast of Wide World of Sports in 1982, Sam witnesses a race going on in Kona, Hawaii. He watches exhausted, jubilant athletes cross the finish line as darkness settles over the finish line. Sam is mesmerized but these seemingly ordinary people doing something extraordinary. They swam 2. 4 miles, biked 112 miles and ran a marathon all in the same day. It was called the Ironman Triathlon. Sam is moved by it and it haunts him for days. Some unseen force is calling to him. Despite not having run since he was a kid, not knowing how to swim a stroke, or not knowing how to ride a road bike, Sam decides he's going to Kona, Hawaii. He just has to cross that finish line. Despite all odds, Sam finds himself arriving in Kona two years later. Once there, he crosses paths with Morgan. Morgan is a teenage girl with a fierce competitive spirit. She's in Kona to beat as many people as she can, and Sam is there just trying to survive. This is the story of their unlikely alliance. This is the story of how they took on what was at the time, the most challenging endurance race in the world. It was a time when there were no coaches, no special diets, no training books, no triathlon specific equipment, and just your basic road bike. It was a time when emotional strength, desire, and the spirit within were the deciding factors that determined the final outcome of Sam and Morgan's date with destiny.

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Category: Literature & Fiction; Sports & Outdoors

Over the past fifty years life expectancy has increased by leaps and bounds. Old age becomes an irrelevant concept for seniors who embrace a lifestyle of regular exercise, sound diet, and sense of purpose. Muscles that are challenged stay strong, minds that are active stay sharp. Start your own business, write a book, or volunteer. Senior years do not have to be the beginning of the end. In fact, they can be the beginning of the most rewarding years of your life. . . . Enhance your quality of life and live longer! . . . Best diet practices for active seniors! . . . Inspirational stories of amazing seniors!

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Category: Health, Fitness & Dieting

Interested in knowing more about triathlon? This book is for people of all levels of ability who just want to know how to get started in this great sport. It will describe the different races available to you, how to get started swimming, biking, and running, and what gear you really need to get you started. Triathlete In Transition is also very inspiring and motivational and includes thoughts and advice from several guest authors including Steve King the voice of Ironman Canada when it was in Penticton and Terry Laughlin the creator of the Total Immersion swim strategy that will take away your fear of open water swimming.

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Category: Health, Fitness & Dieting; Sports & Outdoors

Beginner Triathlete or Novice Ironman? IRONSTRUCK- an inspirational, common sense guide that may be the key to your success in crossing the Ironman finish line. This book is for all those who have been touched by the Ironman challenge. For those from all walks of life and all levels of athletic ability who seek inspiration and common sense advice. --Find what an Ironman diet might include and what vitamins can enhance training, recovery and endurance. --Learn how to survive the swim without stress or fear. --Read how to remain calm and maintain focus in race week when the hype can be overwhelming. --Learn to use a heart monitor in training to teach your body to burn fat for fuel and increase endurance. --Understand how over training can lead to injury and poor performance on race day. --Find out the 10 most common first Ironman mistakes. "Ironstruck" will be your faithful companion during training and will remain your guide as you journey toward that distant finish line.

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Category: Health, Fitness & Dieting; Sports & Outdoors

An inspirational book for pre-teens and teens that discusses the importance of balance in their lives. The importance of living a life that balances an optimum diet with physical fitness cannot be overstated. This is especially important today because today's kids are born into a world that puts so much emphasis on high tech. Many of the youth of today become immersed in the internet, video games, and cell phone technology and often their overall fitness on many levels can suffer. Physical, emotional, mental, and even social problems can easily be avoided by eating a high quality diet and including regular fitness into the equation. Many kids blossom when involved in team sports and there are those who do well at individual sports like triathlon for instance. It's been proven over and over again that youth who are involved in sports tend to be more successful socially and scholastically. Sports has a way of promoting self-confidence and in the formative years of youth and self-confidence is one of the major keys in developing into a well-rounded and successful adult.

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Category: Parenting & Relationships; Nonfiction