Through The Fire, by Nick Klingensmith

The story of the 4-time cancer survivor, type-1 diabetic, and recovering alcoholic who became an obstacle course racer and defied it all.

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Episode Transcript

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This is the WBZ Book Club withme Jordan Rich. I recently met and
interviewed Nick Klingensmith. He's written hisbook called Through the Fire, the story
of the four time cancer survivor,type one diabetic, and recovering alcoholic who
became an obstacle course racer and defiedit all. Nick's story mirrors those of
so many of us, only inhis case, the physical and mental challenges
just kept on coming, surviving cancerfour times, dealing with type one diabetes,

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nerve damage, sleep apnea, andalcoholism. But Through the Fire is
about one man's refusal to accept thosecircumstances, so he takes on one of
the most grueling activities known to mankind, that of a spartan racer, a
series of daunting physical challenges, brutaltraining in difficult conditions, all of it
culminating in one hundred and twenty sevenmiles of endurance racing in six weeks,

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finding solace, hope, and strengthas a Spartan athlete. An incredible and
inspiring story. Through the Fire byNick Klingensmith, and you can find out
more about this author and endurance athleteat his website stridemotivation dot com. And
that's the book Club. WBZ,Boston's news radio o