{"product_id":"the-grace-to-race-the-wisdom-and-inspiration-of-the-80-year-old-world-champion-triathlete-known-as-the-iron-nun-9781439177495","title":"The Grace to Race: The Wisdom and Inspiration of the 80-Year-Old World Champion Triathlete Known as the Iron Nun","description":"The Iron Nun, a champion triathlete still competing at age 80, shares her inspiring firsthand account of achieving harmony between body, mind, and soul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sister Madonna Buder,Karin Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439177495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSISTER MADONNA BUDER, \u003c\/b\u003ealso known as \"the Iron Nun,\" \"the Flying Nun,\" and \"the Mother Superior of Triathlon,\" is a Roman Catholic nun. She began running in 1978 at age 48. As of 2009, has completed 38 marathons and 325 triathlons. An inspiration to athletes and non-athletes, the religious and the secular, she has appeared in such publications as \u003ci\u003eRunner's World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report, Sports Illustrated, AARP Bulletin, USA Today, the Seattle Times, the Denver Post, Competitor Magazine, Triathlete Magazine, Ironman Magazine, More Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e and numerous others She lives in Washington Sate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKARIN EVANS \u003c\/b\u003ehas been a writer and editor at many major national publications, including \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutside, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHealth. \u003c\/i\u003eHer writing has also appeared in such places as \u003ci\u003eMore Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times. \u003c\/i\u003eHer book, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Daughters of China \u003c\/i\u003e(Tarcher, Penguin\/Putnam, 2000) was a national bestseller. With Amy Tan, she co-authored the text for \u003ci\u003eMei-Mei: Portraits from a Chinese Orphanage\u003c\/i\u003e (Photographs by Richard Bowen, Chronicle Books, 2005).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45297021190259,"sku":"9781439177495","price":20.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_3ec794d1-7916-4db8-9667-157e47466be8.jpg?v=1785505642","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-grace-to-race-the-wisdom-and-inspiration-of-the-80-year-old-world-champion-triathlete-known-as-the-iron-nun-9781439177495","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}