Drinking from my leg
Subtitle: lessons from a blistered optimist
By: by Paul Martin
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Bloomington, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781450217552; 9781450217545
Subjects: Triathlon; People with disabilities; Track and field athletes; Athletes with disabilities; Amputees; Ironman triathlons; Biography
Description: "Twenty-five years old, fresh out of college, Paul Martin's life took a major turn.  In 1992, as a result of a car accident, Martin's left leg was amputated five inches below the knee.  In his second memoir, he takes up the story where One Man's Leg left off.  He narrates his events on the race course during the last eight years and reveals what his life as a competitive triathele, runner, and cyclist has been like..  Details accomplishments, including the completion of ten Ironman Triathlons and the top spot at a world championship bike race"--P. [4] of cover.