From a fall in the mall to a run in the sun: One journey to ironman triathlon

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-173

  McCarville, Ron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGRAPHY; SPORT;

EID: 34250813259     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400601160812     Document Type: Article

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