Heft on Wheels: A Field Guide to Doing a 180

Heft on Wheels: A Field Guide to Doing a 180
- HEFT ON WHEELS (HARDCOVER)
A few years ago, the closest Mike Magnuson thought he would get to participating in a sporting event was sitting in the local bar, slamming pitchers of beer and watching the NFL playoffs on TV. He was thirty-eight years old, smoked a pack a day, drank a case or two of beer a week, and carried 250 pounds of weight on his five-foot-ten-inch frame. Getting on a bicycle for a peddle around the block could have been dangerous in his condition, let alone trying to keep up with a group of racer-fit riders for forty-five miles at a clip, but that is just what Mike decided to do. He was sick of it allâ€”the booze, the cigarettes, and the heft. He could have been seriously hurt. But he wasnâ€™t. In Mikeâ€™s words, he was merely â€œhanded his proverbial fat ass on a platterâ€ three times a week and kept coming back for more.

Heft on Wheels charts in hilarious detail every curve in Mike Magnusonâ€™s 180-degree journey from the big guy at the back of the pack to the lean, mean racing machine setting the pace for the group. Along the way we meet his friends, colleagues, and family and learn how even a healthy obsession can have its uphill climbs. For a start thereâ€™s the starvation diet and the nicotine patches, not to mention the skin-tight XXL cycling outfit and the insanely unrealistic goal of completing the Bridge to Bridge Incredible Cycling Challengeâ€”proudly billed as â€œ100 Miles of Pure Hillâ€â€”within the year. Yet, through it all, Mike never loses his sense of humor (though after having a quick conversation with God on one particularly grueling hill, he does believe he has come within spitting distance of losing his mind).

Filled with triumph, heartbreak, and hilarity, Heft on Wheels is an unforgettable book about getting from one place to another, in more ways than one.
Country USA
Brand Harmony Books
Manufacturer Harmony
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781400052400
ReleaseDate 2004-06-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781400052400

Country	USA
Brand	Harmony Books
Manufacturer	Harmony
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781400052400
ReleaseDate	2004-06-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781400052400

Heft on Wheels: A Field Guide to Doing a 180

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