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Join Debs as she tries to complete the ultimate challenge in triathlon—the Ironman. Is she brave? Is she foolish? Can she really complete such a feat of human endurance? This instalment is the series shows Debs graduation from a podgy middle-aged diabetic to an unlikely endurance hero.

Women don't take up triathlon in their 40s, right? Wrong! That was exactly what 41-year-old Debs did. Not caring that she was more than a bit on the heavy side, and diabetic to boot, she signed up for her first triathlon.

This is a compilation of the first six parts of the Unlikely Triathlete Series. Do not buy this book if you have already purchased parts one to six! However, if you've just bought one or two, this is a more cost effective way to listen to the rest of the series.

After breaking her foot at the Ultra Marathon, Deborah looks at new ways to challenge herself. She finds a whole set of challenges she never expected via parkrun.

Who says being middle aged needs to be boring? Approaching a milestone birthday and following a major health scare, Debs decides to make her fiftieth year on the planet her best year yet. She sets about doing fifty different activities that she had never done as an adult, to prove that an old dog can learn new tricks. Follow her tales of adventure, mayhem and mishaps, and a few more sedate experiences as she discovers that age is just a number. Action packed with highs and lows, and plenty of laughs along the way, this book is a refreshing memoir about how to deal with advancing years.

This book takes you from after Deborah completes her Ironman triathlon and the coming years through global pandemics, injury and illness.

After Deborah's success at the Ironman, she needed another challenge. However, what could she do next? A drunken conversation in a pub resulted in her signing up to an Ultra Marathon.

With two triathlon seasons under her belt, join Debs as she takes the next step in her triathlon career, the Middle Distance Triathlon.

Join Debs as she starts another season as a triathlete, becoming a more and more likely triathlete as time gets on. In this book we see a wider range of events than ever before, including her first half marathon.

Join Debs as she continues her triathlon training through her first "off" season. In this part, Debs discovers more of her limitations and strives to overcome them. Phil, her long suffering husband, is at her side more than ever.

With the joy of having completed her first triathlon behind her, Debs decides to keep going with the sport. This despite the fact that she still hadn't developed any sporting prowess. She was, however, loving it.

In this tenth and final instalment, Deborah talks about her dramatic health scare, and how her fitness from triathlon saw her through. Deborah speaks honestly and openly about the challenges she experienced and how she uses her determination and resilience to get back on her feet. She also looks for new ways to continue her passion for triathlon.

How does an Unlikely Triathlete continue to exercise during a global pandemic? All this whilst being the Head of Fundraising for an NHS charity? It seems impossible doesn't it? Yet, Deborah continues with her tenacity to keep going as an athlete in the virtual world.