Nathan fa avae autobiography in five short

In between, he and wife Jodie developed and sold a successful kayak touring business, built a house overlooking his beloved Tasman Bay, and raised three kids on a diet of weekend adventures and overseas escapades. But within a year he was back on the podium. Contact us Return to homepage. Already a subscriber? Login now to keep browsing.

Nathan fa avae autobiography in five short: In this authoritative guide,

Click the link above and the discount will be automatically applied. View all subscription options here. I am provoked to be a better me. So fantastic, inspiring and really fun to read.

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Tony Hastie. Author 2 books 36 followers. Adventurer at heart is such an apt title. Yes, Nathan is a multiple world adventure racing champion and it was great hearing about the races hes been in but what really struck me is how he also brings that sense of adventure to his family life. In the day and age of ipads and the like its fantastic to see young kids out on a multi day canyoning trip, or hiking, or kayaking or mtn biking.

Its something that Id like to emulate with the new arrival in my own family as soon as she can walk, bike, paddle! I had better get training I thoroughly enjoyed this autobiography. Unlike most books written by sportspeople Fa'avae appears to have written this one himself without help from a journalist ghost writer. His straightforward, blunt, often humourous style reflects his personality I suspect, I've never met him so I'm guessing.

I liked his honesty. The book is easy to read and his life journey to date is inspiring. Well worth reading if you have an interest in adventure racing or want some insights into how to live an engaging, meaningful life. I liked this book alot. I understood how a world champion athlete viewed things. Got a lot of learnings. Keen Reader. His dedication and determination is obviously inspiring, many of the events he gets involved in are genuinely very dangerous, in some instances the odd competitor even loses their life, so pretty high stakes are involved.

He has some sensible thoughts on nutrition and diet and also has some interesting views on life and his love of the great outdoors comes through on every page. He offers some valuable and constructive advice mentoring wayward youths, giving them the opportunity to experience what he did and give them the courage to effect positive change in their lives, insisting that they chose their playground play mates and play toys more carefully.

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He seems to adopt quite a pro-active attitude with his own kids too ensuring he passes on his skills and experience, though at times in his bid to avoid them being over protected and risk averse he comes dangerously close to putting them in real danger a couple of times, which he admits to. His decision to go against professional advice and not take a support vessel when kayaking when leading a blind, young teenager across the Cook Strait is pretty reckless and irresponsible, far more skilled and experienced people have died in doing less dangerous activities.

So without doubt at times his ego appears to triumph over the safety of others in his care. He says in the introduction part of the reason for writing was because his wife Jodie wanted the family to benefit from the financial opportunity it offered and that he looked on the book as a challenge to motivate his writing. His early adventure racing career followed a youth which veered towards the wrong side of the tracks, and he says his brother was always much better at sport than he was!

His independence lead him outdoors much of the time and it was the outdoors which inspired him and gave him a sense of purpose through sport. This was initially in mountain biking where he felt the buzz of winning and trained intensively, though he did also run a sub 3 hour marathon as a teenager as well. The book kicks up a gear describing his iconic first Coast to Coast performance, where as an 18 year old he burst onto the multisport scene in the highest profile race of all.

Why you might put yourself through that is a good question. The moon was up, it was a clear, calm night, and we were wandering around in the hills. It was a perfect adventure and I felt perfectly alive. Adventurer at Heart is a fast-paced, often humorous read from one of the legends of adventure racing. I enjoyed it, even if I did feel damn lazy by the end of it.

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