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Trizophrenia

Inside the Minds of a Triathlete

Foreword by Sagal
Published by VeloPress
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

Life is better when you're a triathlete. That is what author and triathlete Jef Mallett believes, and millions of triathletes around the world agree.

Trizophrenia: Inside the Minds of the Triathlete, by nationally syndicated illustrator and veteran triathlete Jef Mallett, offers up the first exploration of the triathlon lifestyle. With the same humor and insight readers love in his "Frazz" comic strip, Mallett delves into the intoxicating subculture of the sport that is three sports.

Mallett unveils the triathlete's obsessive-compulsive need for the rituals of the sport: eat, swim, eat, work, eat, ride, eat, work, eat, run, eat, go to bed early. Get up at dawn and do it all over again.

Packed with illustrations that bring to life the countless conundrums a triathlete embraces every day, Mallett's light-hearted declaration of love for his sport will convince anyone that life is more worth living when you're a triathlete.

About The Author

While in high school, Jef Mallett produced a daily comic for the "Pioneer" in Big Rapids, MI. He later worked as a cartoonist, and as an art director and an editorial cartoonist for a chain of eight midsize dailies. He has written and illustrated the children's book "Dangerous Dan", and has also served as an illustrator for other authors, including best-seller Mitch Albom. Jef is also a contributing editor for "Inside Triathalon" magazine. He lives in Lansing, MI.
www.comics.com/comics/frazz/

Product Details

  • Publisher: VeloPress (October 9, 2009)
  • Length: 240 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781937716035

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Raves and Reviews

"A funny, heartfelt, serious work of evangelism."

– Peter Sagal, host of NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! and contributor to Runner's World magazine

"Jef Mallett's comics seem to frequently express something I've done or thought of myself while training. Trizophrenia is no different. Jef has a good sense of what others in the sport are thinking. If you're a triathlete, I'm sure you will enjoy the book. It's a quick read and will leave you contemplating what you do so seriously many hours a day while chuckling at the same time."

– Joe Friel, founder of TrainingBible Coaching and author of The Triathlete's Training Bible

"Jef Mallett is a gifted, funny fellow. I enjoyed dipping in and out of Trizophrenia."

– Scott Tinley

"Following Frazz is like seeing my favorite racer winning every stage of the Tour de France. Just when I think he can't be any cooler he comes up with yet another funny truth to show me how spectacular the world really is."

– Andy Hampsten

"Jef Mallett fearlessly mines truths--sometimes uncomfortable truths--with humor and wit, and occasionally with a poignancy that can summon tears."

– Gene Weingarten, Below the Beltway columnist for The Washington Post

"I love Frazz--the way he deals with real problems and people, and makes it look so easy. He's a cool guy. Frazz says more in a few words than anyone on the comic strip page. I love him. Once you see Frazz talking about you, you know you've arrived."

– Elmore Leonard, author 

"Whether you're twelve years old or pushing eighty, Frazz is the smartest comic strip going--sly, satirical, and unabashedly literate."

– Carl Hiaasen, author

"Trizophrenia would make a great gift for someone who's cheered at a lot of triathlons, someone thinking about getting into triathlons, someone training for their first triathlon, or someone who's been competing in triathlons for years."

– Steve in a Speedo

"Trizophrenia is a wonderfully humorous and informative book. I was instantly pulled into the world of a triathlete and soon realized that they may even be slightly crazier than long-distance runners. By the time I finished reading the book, I was thinking, "Hey, maybe I can actually complete a triathlon."

– Runner Dude

"Jef Mallett, the award-winning creator of the syndicated comic strip Frazz, unravels the sport's mystery and madness while raising it to new heights of hilarity."

– Humble Triathlete

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