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Author to Discuss Olympic Quest

Fri, Oct 01, 2010

Author to Discuss Olympic Quest

Professional cyclist, former professional figure skater and author Kathryn Bertine will speak at the Colgate Bookstore on Monday, Oct. 18 at 6 pm.  She will read from and discuss her new book As Good As Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics.  A book-signing and reception will follow.  This event is free and open to the public.  It has been sponsored by the Colgate Bookstore, Colgate’s Department of Recreational Sports, and the Wellness Initiative.  For more information, visit www.colgatebookstore.com/bertine.

Copies of the book will be available at the Colgate Bookstore for 25% off until Monday, Oct. 18, and will be available at full price on the day of the event.

At 31 years old, Kathryn Bertine was a triathlete, a former professional figure skater, and lunch-time waitress with no full-time job, no home of her own, no direction, a cancelled wedding, and just over $200 in her checking account. She was about to renounce her athletic dreams when the phone rang. It was ESPN calling with an offer she couldn’t refuse: Bertine would have two years to make the 2008 summer Olympic Games — by any means necessary — as long as she survived to tell the mind- and body-boggling tale. She abandoned her waitressing job and pro-triathlon race schedule for a rollicking, humbling journey toward Olympic greatness. As Good As Gold is a true story of dedication, the pursuit of formidable goals, and most importantly, learning to love the journey.

Bertine is also the author of All the Sundays Yet to Come: A Skater's Journey.

She graduated from Colgate University in 1997 and holds an MFA in nonfiction writing from the University of Arizona. Her essays have appeared in numerous publications, including ESPN: The Magazine, US Weekly, Her Sports + Fitness, and Inside Triathlon. She currently lives and trains in Boulder, Colorado and Tucson, Arizona.

Source: Colgate Bookstore

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