1. As Good as Gold : 1 Woman 9 Sports 10 Countries and a 2 Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine Kathryn 
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2. As Good as Gold : 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
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3. As Good as Gold : 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
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4. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman 9 Sports 10 Countries and a 2 Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine Kathryn 
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5. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman 9 Sports 10 Countries and a 2 Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine Kathryn 
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Description: ESPN, 5/4/2010 12:00:01 AM. hardcover. Very Good. 1.4961 in x 9.2913 in x 6.2992 in. A nice copy. Clean text, solid binding. First printing. Inscribed by author on titlepage. Dust jacket has some edgewear and minor scuffing/rubbing. Date: 2000. ESPN ISBN 1933060530 9781933060538 [US] 

6. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman 9 Sports 10 Countries and a 2 Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine Kathryn 
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7. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman 9 Sports 10 Countries and a 2 Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine Kathryn; Switzer Kathrine Foreword 
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Description: ESPN, Date: 2010-05-04. Hardcover. Very Good. Ships quickly. Mild shelf/reading wear. Orphans Treasure Box sells books to raise money for orphans and vulnerable kids. 2010. ESPN ISBN 1933060530 9781933060538 [US] 

8. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman 9 Sports 10 Countries and a 2 Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine Kathryn; Switzer Kathrine Foreword 
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Description: ESPN, Date: 2010-05-04. Hardcover. VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD. Pages are clean, unmarked, and tight; cover is clean and sturdy with a small puncture at the spine; dust jacket has very light shelf wear 2010. ESPN ISBN 1933060530 9781933060538 [US] 

9. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman 9 Sports 10 Countries and a 2 Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Kathryn Bertine Kathrine Switzer Foreword 
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10. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman 9 Sports 10 Countries and a 2 Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Kathryn Bertine 
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11. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman 9 Sports 10 Countries and a 2 Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Kathryn Bertine; Foreword Kathrine Switzer 
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12. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman 9 Sports 10 Countries and a 2 Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
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Description: ESPN. Used - Good. DUST JACKET HAS SOME MINOR SHELF WEAR BUT BOOK REMAINS IN GOOD READABLE CONDITION. hardcover This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly. ESPN ISBN 1933060530 9781933060538 [US] 

13. As Good as Gold: 1 Woman 9 Sports 10 Countries and a 2 Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine Kathryn 
Price: USD 15.00
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Description: NY: ESPN Books, Date: 2010. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. xx, 295pp. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. 2010. ESPN Books ISBN 1933060530 US 

14. As Good as Gold: 1 Woman 9 Sports 10 Countries and a 2 Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine Kathryn 
Price: USD 15.00
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Description: NY: ESPN Books, Date: 2010. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. xx, 295pp. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. 2010. ESPN Books ISBN 1933060530 9781933060538 [US] 

15. As Good as Gold: 1 Woman 9 Sports 10 Countries and a 2 Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine Kathryn 
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Description: ESPN Books, Date: 2010. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2010. ESPN Books ISBN 1933060530 9781933060538 [US] 

16. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
Price: USD 58.97
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Description: ISBN10: 1933060530, ISBN13: 9781933060538, [publisher: ESPN] Hardcover New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published 1.15 [Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]  

17. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
Price: USD 13.26
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Description: ISBN10: 1933060530, ISBN13: 9781933060538, [publisher: ESPN] Hardcover First Edition Signed. First Edition. A nice copy. Clean text, solid binding. First printing. Inscribed by author on titlepage. Dust jacket has some edgewear and minor scuffing/rubbing. [Albany, OR, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]  

18. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
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19. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
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20. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
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21. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
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Description: ISBN10: 1933060530, ISBN13: 9781933060538, [publisher: ESPN] Hardcover SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. [Portland, ME, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]  

22. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
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Description: ISBN10: 1933060530, ISBN13: 9781933060538, [publisher: ESPN] Hardcover A well-cared-for item that has seen limited use but remains in great condition. The item is complete, unmarked, and undamaged, but may show some limited signs of wear. Item works perfectly. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine is undamaged. [Logan, UT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]  

23. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
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Description: ISBN10: 1933060530, ISBN13: 9781933060538, [publisher: ESPN] Hardcover Book is in excellent condition. Pages are unmarked. Book may have minimal writing inside cover or on cover pages. The dust jacket or box shows normal wear and tear. Cover image on the book may vary. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer! [El Dorado, KS, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]  

24. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
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Description: ISBN10: 1933060530, ISBN13: 9781933060538, [publisher: ESPN] Hardcover Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. [Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]  

25. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
Price: USD 4.49
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Description: ISBN10: 1933060530, ISBN13: 9781933060538, [publisher: ESPN] Hardcover DUST JACKET HAS SOME MINOR SHELF WEAR BUT BOOK REMAINS IN GOOD READABLE CONDITION. hardcover This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly. [Eugene, OR, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]  

26. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
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27. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn; Switzer, Kathrine [Foreword] 
Price: USD 5.85
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Description: ISBN10: 1933060530, ISBN13: 9781933060538, [publisher: ESPN] Hardcover Pages are clean, unmarked, and tight; cover is clean and sturdy with a small puncture at the spine; dust jacket has very light shelf wear [Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]  

28. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn; Switzer, Kathrine [Foreword] 
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29. As Good As Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Kathryn Bertine 
Price: USD 8.50
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30. As Good as Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
Price: USD 3.97
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Description: ESPN Books 2010 Hard cover Like New Great shape-pages are unmarked and sharp. Hardcover Used-Like New 2010. 

31. As Good as Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
Price: USD 61.07
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Description: ESPN 2010 hardcover New 

32. As Good as Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
Price: USD 31.24
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Description: ESPN 2010 hardcover Good Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. 

33. As Good as Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
Price: USD 13.26
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Description: ESPN 2010 hardcover Very good Good+ jacket Signed. First Edition. A nice copy. Clean text, solid binding. First printing. Inscribed by author on titlepage. Dust jacket has some edgewear and minor scuffing/rubbing. 

34. As Good as Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
Price: USD 4.00
Dealer: Alibris, HPB-Diamond via Alibris
Description: ESPN 2010 Hardcover Good Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! 

35. As Good as Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
Price: USD 3.14
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Description: ESPN Books 2010 Hard cover Very good A well-cared-for item that has seen limited use but remains in great condition. The item is complete, unmarked, and undamaged, but may show some limited signs of wear. Item works perfectly. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine is undamaged. 

36. As Good as Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
Price: USD 15.00
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Description: NY ESPN Books 2010 Hardcover Very good Hardcover. First Edition. xx, 295pp. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. 

37. As Good as Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
Price: USD 5.49
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Description: ESPN Books 2010 Hard cover Good DUST JACKET HAS SOME MINOR SHELF WEAR BUT BOOK REMAINS IN GOOD READABLE CONDITION. hardcover This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly. 

38. As Good as Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
Price: USD 3.05
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Description: ESPN Books 2010 Hardcover Very good May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. 

39. As Good as Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn; Switzer, Kathrine [Foreword] 
Price: USD 7.45
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Description: ESPN 2010-05-04 Hardcover Very Good Size: 9x6x1; Ships quickly. Mild shelf/reading wear. Orphans Treasure Box sells books to raise money for orphans and vulnerable kids. 

40. As Good as Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn; Switzer, Kathrine [Foreword] 
Price: USD 5.85
Dealer: Alibris, Robert Harper Books via Alibris
Description: ESPN 2010-05-04 Hardcover VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD jacket Pages are clean, unmarked, and tight; cover is clean and sturdy with a small puncture at the spine; dust jacket has very light shelf wear. 

41. As Good as Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
Price: USD 15.00
Dealer: Abebooks, Kenneth Mallory Bookseller ABAA
Description: ISBN10: 1933060530, ISBN13: 9781933060538, [publisher: ESPN Books, NY] Hardcover First Edition Hardcover. First Edition. xx, 295pp. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. [Decatur, GA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]  

42. As Good as Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
Price: USD 7.05
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43. As Good as Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
Price: USD 14.29
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Description: ISBN10: 1933060530, ISBN13: 9781933060538, [publisher: ESPN Books, NY] Hardcover First Edition Hardcover. First Edition. xx, 295pp. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. [Decatur, GA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]  

44. As Good as Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Kathryn Bertine 
Price: USD 8.50
Dealer: Alibris, Dunaway Books via Alibris
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45. As Good As Gold; 1 Woman 9 Sports 10 Countries and a 2 Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine Kathryn 
Price: USD 175.00
Dealer: Biblio, Ground Zero Books
Description: New York: ESPN Books [A Division of ESPN Publishing], Date: 2010. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Aaron Goodman (Jacket photographs). xx, 297, [3] pages. Illustrations. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Inscription reads To Nancy and Ed-- All y best to you! Kathryn Bertine. Foreword by Kathrine Switzer. Bibliography and Resources. Kathryn Bertine (born 11 May 1975) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis racing cyclist, author, activist, film-maker and former professional figure skater and professional triathlete. She turned professional in road cycling in 2012 and raced on World Tour teams until 2017. Bertine competed in eight UCI Road World Championships, won three Caribbean Championship titles and six Saint Kitts and Nevis National Championship titles. She is best known for her activism in petitioning the organizers of the Tour de France, the Amaury Sport Organisation to launch a women's Tour de France. Her first book was a 2003 memoir of her sporting childhood and professional figure skating career. By 2005, Bertine was a professional triathlete - however this was not financially sustainable. In 2006, she began working with ESPN on a project to take her to the Olympics. The idea was to see if she could make it to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. After attempting multiple sports including handball, open water swimming and modern pentathlon, she chose road cycling. In 2007, she took up Saint Kitts and Nevis citizenship to improve her chances of selection for the Olympics, after not making the U. S. team. She did not make the selection for the Olympics, but continued to compete as a cyclist for Saint Kitts and Nevis, winning the national road race and time trial championships three times between 2009 and 2011. Imagine George Plimpton. Except with real athletic ability. And he's a woman. And she's taken on a challenge that makes Paper Lion look like a brisk game of Go Fish. Meet Kathryn Bertine, elite triathlete, former professional figure skater, and starving artist. Just as her personal and professional dreams begin to crumble in the summer of 2006, ESPN stakes her to a dream: Take two years to make the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing. As Good As Gold is the heroic, hilarious account of Bertine's serial exertions in the realms of triathlon, modern pentathlon, team handball, track cycling, road cycling, rowing, open water swimming, racewalking, and, fasten your seatbelts, luge. On her journey, the obstacles range from jet lag to jellyfish, flat tires to floundering relationships, repeated rejection to road rash. But, as time is running out, Bertine doesn't sweat the small stuff, only the large, like scouring the globe for a tiny nation to adopt her, and pushing her body and mind as far as it will go. Maybe all the way to China. Between harrowing, often laugh-out-loud episodes of triumph and humiliation, Bertine takes short Water Breaks to contemplate the ins-and-outs of fan mail, failure, rehydration, nasal reconstruction, and how best to punish steroid users. Kathryn Bertine swims, runs, and rides, and writes, like a champion. In As Good as Gold, Bertine proves she has something more valuable than an Olympic medal. She's got Olympic mettle. When it comes to the human heart, she takes the gold. 2010. ESPN Books [A Division of ESPN Publishing] ISBN 1933060530 9781933060538 [US] 

46. As Good As Gold; 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
Price: USD 175.00
Dealer: Abebooks, Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
Description: ISBN10: 1933060530, ISBN13: 9781933060538, [publisher: ESPN Books [A Division of ESPN Publishing], New York] Hardcover First Edition xx, 297, [3] pages. Illustrations. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Inscription reads To Nancy and Ed-- All y best to you! Kathryn Bertine. Foreword by Kathrine Switzer. Bibliography and Resources. Kathryn Bertine (born 11 May 1975) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis racing cyclist, author, activist, film-maker and former professional figure skater and professional triathlete. She turned professional in road cycling in 2012 and raced on World Tour teams until 2017. Bertine competed in eight UCI Road World Championships, won three Caribbean Championship titles and six Saint Kitts and Nevis National Championship titles. She is best known for her activism in petitioning the organizers of the Tour de France, the Amaury Sport Organisation to launch a women's Tour de France. Her first book was a 2003 memoir of her sporting childhood and professional figure skating career. By 2005, Bertine was a professional triathlete - however this was not financially sustainable. In 2006, she began working with ESPN on a project to take her to the Olympics. The idea was to see if she could make it to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. After attempting multiple sports including handball, open water swimming and modern pentathlon, she chose road cycling. In 2007, she took up Saint Kitts and Nevis citizenship to improve her chances of selection for the Olympics, after not making the U. S. team. She did not make the selection for the Olympics, but continued to compete as a cyclist for Saint Kitts and Nevis, winning the national road race and time trial championships three times between 2009 and 2011. Imagine George Plimpton. Except with real athletic ability. And he's a woman. And she's taken on a challenge that makes Paper Lion look like a brisk game of Go Fish. Meet Kathryn Bertine, elite triathlete, former professional figure skater, and starving artist. Just as her personal and professional dreams begin to crumble in the summer of 2006, ESPN stakes her to a dream: Take two years to make the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing. As Good As Gold is the heroic, hilarious account of Bertine's serial exertions in the realms of triathlon, modern pentathlon, team handball, track cycling, road cycling, rowing, open water swimming, racewalking, and, fasten your seatbelts, luge. On her journey, the obstacles range from jet lag to jellyfish, flat tires to floundering relationships, repeated rejection to road rash. But, as time is running out, Bertine doesn't sweat the small stuff, only the large, like scouring the globe for a tiny nation to adopt her, and pushing her body and mind as far as it will go. Maybe all the way to China. Between harrowing, often laugh-out-loud episodes of triumph and humiliation, Bertine takes short Water Breaks to contemplate the ins-and-outs of fan mail, failure, rehydration, nasal reconstruction, and how best to punish steroid users. Kathryn Bertine swims, runs, and rides, and writes, like a champion. In As Good as Gold, Bertine proves she has something more valuable than an Olympic medal. She's got Olympic mettle. When it comes to the human heart, she takes the gold. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. [Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]  

47. As Good as Gold; 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Bertine, Kathryn 
Price: USD 175.00
Dealer: Alibris, Ground Zero Books, Ltd. via Alibris
Description: New York ESPN Books [A Division of ESPN Publishing] 2010 First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated] Hardcover Aaron Goodman (Jacket photographs) Very good in Very good jacket xx, 297, [3] pages. Illustrations. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Inscription reads To Nancy and Ed--All y best to you! Kathryn Bertine. Foreword by Kathrine Switzer. Bibliography and Resources. Kathryn Bertine (born 11 May 1975) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis racing cyclist, author, activist, film-maker and former professional figure skater and professional triathlete. She turned professional in road cycling in 2012 and raced on World Tour teams until 2017. Bertine competed in eight UCI Road World Championships, won three Caribbean Championship titles and six Saint Kitts and Nevis National Championship titles. She is best known for her activism in petitioning the organizers of the Tour de France, the Amaury Sport Organisation to launch a women's Tour de France. Her first book was a 2003 memoir of her sporting childhood and professional figure skating career. By 2005, Bertine was a professional triathlete-however this was not financially sustainable. In 2006, she began working with ESPN on a project to take her to the Olympics. The idea was to see if she could make it to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. After attempting multiple sports including handball, open water swimming and modern pentathlon, she chose road cycling. In 2007, she took up Saint Kitts and Nevis citizenship to improve her chances of selection for the Olympics, after not making the U. S. team. She did not make the selection for the Olympics, but continued to compete as a cyclist for Saint Kitts and Nevis, winning the national road race and time trial championships three times between 2009 and 2011. Imagine George Plimpton. Except with real athletic ability. And he's a woman. And she's taken on a challenge that makes Paper Lion look like a brisk game of Go Fish. Meet Kathryn Bertine, elite triathlete, former professional figure skater, and starving artist. Just as her personal and professional dreams begin to crumble in the summer of 2006, ESPN stakes her to a dream: Take two years to make the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing. As Good As Gold is the heroic, hilarious account of Bertine's serial exertions in the realms of triathlon, modern pentathlon, team handball, track cycling, road cycling, rowing, open water swimming, racewalking, and, fasten your seatbelts, luge. On her journey, the obstacles range from jet lag to jellyfish, flat tires to floundering relationships, repeated rejection to road rash. But, as time is running out, Bertine doesn't sweat the small stuff, only the large, like scouring the globe for a tiny nation to adopt her, and pushing her body and mind as far as it will go. Maybe all the way to China. Between harrowing, often laugh-out-loud episodes of triumph and humiliation, Bertine takes short Water Breaks to contemplate the ins-and-outs of fan mail, failure, rehydration, nasal reconstruction, and how best to punish steroid users. Kathryn Bertine swims, runs, and rides, and writes, like a champion. In As Good as Gold, Bertine proves she has something more valuable than an Olympic medal. She's got Olympic mettle. When it comes to the human heart, she takes the gold.