PRO - Chasing The Dream
Rasmus Henning
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A triathlete’s journal
account of the pursuit of Hawaii Ironman victory
In the book we follow triathlete Rasmus Henning for a full year in his attempts to win the biggest race in triathlon - The Ironman Hawaii.
Download an excerpt from the book for free now!.
- Available in Kindle format that can be read on Kindle, iPad/iPhone, Android or any Mac and PC
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$9.99
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About the book
"When I arrived in Hawaii in September, I was more than confident that I could win the Ford Ironman World Championship – or at the very least, a spot on the podium. - I couldn’t help but feel the pressure to deliver a top performance – a lot of people saw me as a medal contender. My 2009 debut in Hawaii
certainly piqued many experts’ interest, placing 5th – with a broken hand, no less."
In the book we follow triathlete Rasmus Henning for a full year in his attempts to win the biggest race in triathlon - The Ironman Hawaii.
We follow him while training, in competition and balancing a family life.
Download an excerpt for free now!
PRO Chasing the Dream is only available in English as an E-book, and there are currently no plans of publishing it as an audio-book or as a paperback/hardback. The book is also published in German at Spomedis.de as a normal book. The Danish version is available as a normal book in Denmark at Gyldendal, in Sweden at Adlibris.com/se and in Norway at Adlibris.com/no .
The Great Dane Rasmus Henning has
been one of the top male triathletes in the world for
over 10 years and recently won the 3rd edition of the
prestigious Abu Dhabi International Triathlon - an
emphatic win where he ran down Faris Al-Sultan on the 20
km run (3:18/km pace!) to take a great win.
After 8 years of Olympic Distance racing with numerous big results to his name, he swiched back to irondistance racing in 2009 and immediately became a succes. He won Ironman China in April 2009 with a 30 minute margin and qualified for Ironman Hawaii. In August the same year he became European Long Distance Champion and thus became the second male to have won both short and long course European Championships.
After a perfect build up to Ironman Hawaii, Rasmus crashed on his bike 17 days before the race and broke his right hand. He decided to be at the start line anyway despite the broken hand and managed a fifth place finish in his debut in Kona.
In July 2010 came the biggest irondistance result of Rasmus Henning's career: In fashionable style he demolished the run course and ran a 2:39:42 marathon to take the Challenge Roth 2010 title with the fifth best ironman time ever: 7:52:36 hours - only two minutes short of Luc van Lierdes world record from 1997.
He went on to Ironman Hawaii in October as one of the main favourites, only to experience a devastating day of embarrasing mistakes, major misfortunes and huge dissapointment - and ended up in 23rd place.
In 2011 Rasmus struggled with severe cramps in several races during the season. He came into Ironman Hawaii in good shape but only managed to finish 14th on a day where the body didn't co-operate as it should.
His goal for 2012 is the same as always: To become Ironman World Champion in Hawaii this October.
Long distance racing - most important results:
- Winner ironman Challenge Roth 2010 - 7:52:36
- 5th in Ironman Hawaii debut 2009
- ITU European Long Course Champion 2009
- Winner Abu Dhabi International Triathlon 2012
- Winner Ironman China 2009
- Silver ITU World Championships 2001
- Won in debut ironman in Fredericia at the open Danish championships 2000
Olympic distance racing - most important results:
- 2004 European Champion
- 5 world cup titles, including Des Moines wins in 2008 and 2007
- 8th in Beijing Olympics 2008 and 7th in Athens Olympics 2004
After 8 years of Olympic Distance racing with numerous big results to his name, he swiched back to irondistance racing in 2009 and immediately became a succes. He won Ironman China in April 2009 with a 30 minute margin and qualified for Ironman Hawaii. In August the same year he became European Long Distance Champion and thus became the second male to have won both short and long course European Championships.
After a perfect build up to Ironman Hawaii, Rasmus crashed on his bike 17 days before the race and broke his right hand. He decided to be at the start line anyway despite the broken hand and managed a fifth place finish in his debut in Kona.
In July 2010 came the biggest irondistance result of Rasmus Henning's career: In fashionable style he demolished the run course and ran a 2:39:42 marathon to take the Challenge Roth 2010 title with the fifth best ironman time ever: 7:52:36 hours - only two minutes short of Luc van Lierdes world record from 1997.
He went on to Ironman Hawaii in October as one of the main favourites, only to experience a devastating day of embarrasing mistakes, major misfortunes and huge dissapointment - and ended up in 23rd place.
In 2011 Rasmus struggled with severe cramps in several races during the season. He came into Ironman Hawaii in good shape but only managed to finish 14th on a day where the body didn't co-operate as it should.
His goal for 2012 is the same as always: To become Ironman World Champion in Hawaii this October.
Long distance racing - most important results:
- Winner ironman Challenge Roth 2010 - 7:52:36
- 5th in Ironman Hawaii debut 2009
- ITU European Long Course Champion 2009
- Winner Abu Dhabi International Triathlon 2012
- Winner Ironman China 2009
- Silver ITU World Championships 2001
- Won in debut ironman in Fredericia at the open Danish championships 2000
Olympic distance racing - most important results:
- 2004 European Champion
- 5 world cup titles, including Des Moines wins in 2008 and 2007
- 8th in Beijing Olympics 2008 and 7th in Athens Olympics 2004
The Book is available in Kindle format
that than is an ebook format supported by Amazon. This method has been chosen because it makes it possible to read the book for as many people as possible.
It can be read in the following ways:
• PC or Mac computer. Download the free software, buy the book and start reading.
• Apple iPad or iPhone – just go to the Appstore and search for “Kindle” and download the free app. After this go to Amazon.com and buy the book.
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Buying
The book costs 9.99$ at Amazon.com. It is also available locally at Amazon.co.uk
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From other countries (+150 countries) the book shall be bought from Amazon.com. Prices might vary a little between countries because of different tax levels in each country (Amazon pays local tax).
PRO Chasing the Dream is only available in English as an E-book, and there are currently no plans of publishing it as an audio-book or as a paperback/hardback. In a few weeks the book will also be published in German at Spomedis.de as a normal book. The Danish version is available as a normal book in Denmark at Gyldendal, in Sweden at Adlibris.com/se and in Norway at Adlibris.com/no .
Video: A month in the life of Rasmus Henning
Want to know what it
takes to be one of the fastest triathletes in the world?
For most parts of the year Rasmus lives and trains on Furteventura in Spain. This time the cameras follow Rasmus around his training base in Copenhagen and talk to him about his training.
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