I just ran across an interview with Paulo Coelho, the author of The Alchemist. If you haven't read The Alchemist, I highly recommend it. Like the Celestine Prophecy (book one, not two) and The Mists of Avalon, The Alchemist can turn your perceptions of what you think you know 180 degrees backward and make you think a little harder. The end is also a little annoying, but I won't spoil it for you.

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I know triathlon is daunting. The idea of even doing a sprint distance sent little butterflies though my insides three years ago, and still does. Yet there is some kind of glamor to the idea of triathlon, of testing yourself to see how far you can go, that is enticing and addictive.
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