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"Racing for Recovery, From
Addict to Ironman"
The highly anticipated book Racing for Recovery Addict to Ironman is
now available. This inspirational and shocking literary piece was created
by published author and Newsday New York and Runner’s World reporter
John Hanc along with Todd Crandell The Founder and Executive Director
of Racing for Recovery over a year and a half period starting in late
spring of 2004.
Todd Crandell’s drug use and drinking destroyed his life. In his
20’s he had gone from being a promising hockey player on his way
to a professional career to a homeless, starving and drug-addicted ghost
of himself. After several brutal and harrowing encounters with rock-bottoms,
he decided to quit cold-turkey; then he took up triathlons, and found
that athletic effort helped him overcome his addictions. He now competes
regularly in Ironman Triathlons (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, 26.2
mile marathon run), works as a professional speaker and drug counselor,
and runs a foundation (Racing for Recovery) helping others to use sports
and other positive endeavors to prevent or escape addiction. A mesmerizing,
inspirational story of self-destruction and resurrection.

John Hanc is a writer specializing in active sports, fitness and local
history. A long-time contributing writer for Long Island, New York-based Newsday and to Runner’s World magazine, his work
has also appeared in such publications as AARP Bulletin, The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, Men's Fitness, The
New York Times, Playboy, Reader's Digest, Smithsonian and Yoga Journal.
His seventh book, Jones Beach: An Illustrated History, was published
by Globe Pequot press in April, 2007. His previous books included Racing
for Recovery: From Addict to Ironman, (co-authored with Todd Crandell,
Breakaway Books, 2006); Running for Dummies (co-authored with
the late Florence Griffith Joyner, IDG Books, 1999) and The Essential
Runner, (Lyons & Burford, 1994).
A “practice what you preach” educator, Hanc teaches classes
in journalism and writing at the New York Institute of Technology in Old
Westbury, where he is an associate professor. In both 2004 and 2005, he
was selected for inclusion in Who’s Who Among America’s
Teachers. In 2006, he received the “Mentor of the Year”
award by the Public Relations Professionals of Long Island, as well as
a “Golden Apple” educator award from the Long Island chapter
of the March of Dimes.
A graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Hanc received his master’s
degree from the journalism school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
He is an active member of both the American Society of Journalists and
Authors and the Association for Education in Journalism.
A fitness devotee and runner himself, Hanc completed his 22nd career
marathon in March, 2007.

*A $5 shipping and handling fee will be added to each order.
*Additional charges may apply to items shipped outside of the USA.
*If a specific size or color is out of stock it may be substituted with
the next largest size or similar color.
All proceeds go directly to Racing for Recovery, which helps enable us
to continue sharing our mission.
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