As I learned more about how to train and race effectively for Ironman races, I was inspired to share my experiences and general training advice with other people both inside and outside of the endurance sports world. Whether I'm describing a triathlon experience to a general audience or giving training tips with fellow athletes, I've found writing to be a great way to share my thoughts and emotions with others about what I love to do.
In 2003, I began submitting race reports to xtri.com then contributed to a book titled 50 Great U.S. Marathons and began to blog about my life as an athlete. In 2006 I published my own book with the help of Rainmaker Publishing LLC: Full Time and Sub-Nine: Fitting Iron Distance Training into Everyday Life, which is about how endurance sports have affected and enhanced my entire life, as I transitioned from cancer survivor to triathlon champion.
More recently, I have authored training programs on endurance sports training and racing and contributed the Vineman Triathlon chapter in From Kona to Lake Placid – 50 Great U.S. Triathlons. Currently, I write a regular column called "The Athletes Edge" for TRI-DC Magazine, a print magazine for multi-sport athletes in the mid-Atlantic region.
In the last few Years, I have expanded my interests beyond triathlon to other adventure sports and endurance events – for example, in May 2008, I spent a week training with the Special Operations Force Academy in Virginia Beach and in July I spent a week backpacking in the Swiss Alps. Both experiences taught me an enormous amount about myself – both emotionally and physically. In the future, I am looking forward to finding new challenges including the Death Race in June 2010 that I can experience, write about and share with others.
I also do freelance writing projects. Please contact me for more information.
In my book Full Time & Sub-Nine: Fitting Iron Distance Training into Everyday Life, I share the story of my athletic career, my battle with cancer and the winning strategies I used to earn my four overall wins at the Iron-distance and dozens of top ten finishes in triathlons of all distances.
Whether you're training to win, training to finish, or just looking for an inspirational story, I hope that my book will help you train better and smarter while enjoying all of the challenges in your life. For me, triathlons help me better my life and my life helps me better my triathlons. It's my hope that Full Time & Sub-Nine helps others find similar balance and inspiration in their own lives – with endurance sports or with any other passion you might have.
Reviews:
"Full Time & Sub-Nine is informative, inspirational and enjoyable…Glover doesn't lecture, he shares. Highly recommended for the triathlete who has to balance high demands and expectations with a full and responsible life."
- Jef Mallett, Triathlete, Creator of "Frazz" comic strip
"An inspirational hero…Beating cancer and succeeding at Iron distance triathlon are incomprehensible to most, but Glover gives them down-to-earth details we can all start to understand."
- Jedd Ferris, Senior Editor, Blue Ridge Outdoors
For readers who are more interested in the details and technical side of training, I write periodical articles for triathlon magazines and online publications.
Drawing on more than a dozen years of competitive endurance sports training and racing including 26 Ironman-distance triathlons (8:51 PR), I wrote a series of downloadable Training Programs as a practical, inexpensive "no fluff" training resource. Programs currently available:
Whether you're training to win a triathlon, training to finish or just need inspiration from my life journey as a cancer survivor, Navy officer and sub-nine hour Ironman triathlete, my book will inspire you to chase your dreams and live life richly and boldly.