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Dare to Tri: My Journey from the BBC Breakfast Sofa to GB Team Triathlete

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS HEALTH & FITNESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019

RUNNING AWARDS 2019 – TOP BOOK

Dare to Tri
is the amazing story of TV presenter Louise Minchin’s journey from the BBC Breakfast sofa to representing Great Britain at the World Triathlon Championships.

’I didn’t even know what a triathlon was before 2012… When I took up the sport three years ago I didn’t imagine for a second then, that, one day, I would be able to represent my country internationally.’ - Louise Minchin

What started out as a fun television cycling stunt culminated in BBC Breakfast’s Louise Minchin wearing the colours of Great Britain at the World Triathlon Championships in her age group. This is the story of how a newly discovered sport became a passion – and then an obsession.

Dare to Tri is Louise’s candid memoir of her incredible journey, recounting her rediscovery of competitive sport after nearly 30 years and her first tentative steps as a triathlete. In a story encompassing equal measures of determination and self-doubt, Louise has to overcome personal nerves, a brutal training regime, the odd bike crash and the occasional drama. Her adventure as she strives to represent Great Britain in triathlon is an inspiration for sporting late-starters everywhere.

This is a warmly written and wonderfully honest adventure-through-sport that will both entertain and inspire.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS HEALTH & FITNESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019. Dare to Tri is the amazing story of TV presenter Louise Minchin’s journey from the BBC Breakfast sofa to representing Great Britain at the World Triathlon Championships.

Candid, entertaining and inspiring, this is a fascinating exploration of the sport of triathlon by a leading BBC personality.
Louise Minchin has a significant Twitter following (112k) and works closely with British Triathlon (45k followers).
The book will feature interviews with a number of high-profile triathletes, including Alistair and Jonny Brownlee, Steve Cram and Paula Radcliffe.
Dare to Tri features a foreword by retired ballerina and Strictly Come Dancing judge Dame Darcey Bussell.

Foreword by Dame Darcey Bussell
Introduction


1. The Start of the Adventure
2. Some of the Gear, No Idea
3. No Nudity
4. My First Triathalon
5. Kill or Cure
6. Portaloos and Tantrums
7. Demoralised and Destabilised
8. Represent Great Britain? Seriously?
9. Marginal Gains
10. Cold, Tired But Determined
11. Learning and Improving
12. The Thrill of the Race
13. Doubling the Distance
14. Conquering the Demons
15. A Triathlete’s Kit
16. If You Fall, Get Back Up Again
17. Swimming like a Shark
18. Let the World Championships Begin
19. A Dream Fulfilled?
20. Food, Drink and Bonking
21. Don’t Give Up. Keep Trying
22. Too Late to Back Out
23. How Not to Run a Marathon
24. Juggling
25. Relay: The Best Way
26. Being Competitive
27. Butterflies and Stage Fright
28. Team Minchin
29. The Perfect Training Partner
30. Pushing Yourself
31. The End of the Adventure
32. The End of the Adventure. Well, Not Quite...

The Finish Line
Useful Resources
Records
Acknowledgements

A rousing story of how the BBC Breakfast presenter transformed herself into an international athlete... absolutely superb… inspirational read.

Enthralling

Louise’s amazing journey to becoming a triathlete encourages us all to be a little more adventurous.

Louise Minchin has been leading a double life…

Thoroughly engaging … a book likely to appeal to a very broad audience … this is not a celebrity biography, it’s a genuine sports book … compelling

  • Title: Dare to Tri: My Journey from the BBC Breakfast Sofa to GB Team Triathlete
  • Author: Louise Minchin
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Sport
  • Print Publication Date: 2018
  • Logos Release Date: 2024
  • Pages: 256
  • Language: English
  • Resources: 1
  • Format: Digital › Ebook
  • ISBNs: 9781472949172, 9781472961846, 1472961846, 147294917X
  • Resource ID: LLS:9781472949172
  • Resource Type: Monograph
  • Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T12:04:35Z

Louise Minchin is one of the UK's best-known news presenters and broadcasters. For more than six years she has been the anchor of BBC Breakfast, the UK's most popular breakfast television programme, watched by over six million viewers a day.

@louiseminchin

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