The unexpected finisher : Yee Sze Mun defied doctors, age & size to become an Ironman legend in his 60s & 70s

Told by a doctor and a palmist that he wouldn’t live a long life, Yee Sze Mun has made the most of his ‘twilight’ years. After becoming an IRONMAN at 58, he achieved legend status in his 60s and 70s. Just 1.57m tall, this ‘Cina Ah Pek’ – as he calls himself – was hailed an IRONMAN celebrity in Hawaii and Hall of Famer in Malaysia. At 50, he went to the gym to lose weight, and spent his golden years tackling the world’s epic challenges. He completed the 226km swim/bike/run event 16 times, ran across the Sahara Desert and finished the Japan Strong Man among some 200 races. This is his story of how he overcame the odds, elements and doubts – organisers didn’t always have a trophy for him. And all at an age when many of his peers are resigned to the couch. Following his first book, The Bumblebee in Me, this tale is more graphic than biographic: you feel the pain as well as the glory. A Malaysian hero, he is an inspiration for people of all ages. Table of Contents PROLOGUE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A RUDE REAWAKENING THE KILLING FIELD HAWAII IRON FILINGS DOUBTING THOMASES, A TUN AND TORTURE BY TV WHEN THE SANDS OFTIME RAN OUT TO HELL AND BACK FOR AWEDDING PRESENT WHEN PARADISE WAS CLOSED ISLAND OF IRON HORSES SAVED BY A SARONG THE SILENT DUEL NO TIME FOR A LONG LIFE AN OLD MAN OF 80 WHO WOULDN'T GIVE IN IRON FAILINGS: BANANAS, DIAPERSAND APOLOGETIC GANGSTERS FATHER TIME:MOTHER OF ALL ENEMIES JELLY FISH, SAUSAGES,HYPOTHERMIA AND OTHERMISADVENTURES A ROUGH RIDE IN REDANG NOT THE ENDING I EXPECTED TIPS FROM THE BATTLEFIELD DEAL WITH YOURSELF CRISIS MEANS OPPORTUNITY MIND OVER MATTER:IS AGE A NUMBER? LEADING FROM THE FRONT YOU ONLY CHEAT YOURSELF A CAREER I NEVER NAILED HOW DNF GOT INTO MY DNA A BRUSH WITH DEATH CRAZY THINGS THAT THISIRONMANDID MY FIVE BEST MOMENTS TESTIMONIALS- YUSRAN,JUN SHEN, EDWIN, MEE LAN A WINNER WHO DIDN'T NEED A VICTORY PARADE HEALTH CHECK:LONGER DISTANCE, LOWERINTENSITY, LONGER LIFE