Shape Up with the Slow Fat Triathlete 50 Ways to Kick Butt on the Field, in the Pool, or at the Gym -- No Matter What Your Size and Shape

Jayne Williams brings irreverent wit and a passion for movement to people who want a roadmap to real-life, functional fitness.Shape Up with the Slow Fat Triathleteis the antidote to fitness books that promise killer abs and deliver disappointment.A mediocre athlete with a lifelong weight problem, Williams struggles with her own fitness demons, including self-consciousness, injuries, and yo-yo dieting. Now, she puts fun back into working out with realistic advice, zany anecdotes, and essential observations. With stories from other "imperfect athletes," Williams's fifty audacious tips help aspiring athletes of all flavors to kick butt on the trail, in the pool, or at the gym.

Jayne Williams grew up in the halcyon suburbs of Northern California, began her impractical education in Russian literature at Harvard, and got an M.A. in Slavic Literature from U.C. Berkeley. She has organized whitewater rafting expeditions in Siberia and around the world and enjoyed years of frantic poverty as a freelance writer, interpreter, and editor. She has dabbled in public service and the Internet boom/bust, and now works as a grant writer and consultant, helping to redistribute your tax dollars. She lives in Mountain View, California with her husband Tim and their psycho-cat surrogate child, Poodie.