writing and Ironman

I suppose it should not be a surprise to me at this point to realize that people think the most interesting thing about me is my Ironman and other triathlon competition. It is certainly something that makes me different from other people. In my neighborhood, people see me out training fairly often, and I'm wearing weird gear (my bike looks space age and I have one of those aero helmets that look like aliens eating my brain). Writing books for teens is just sort of ho-hum in comparison.

This...