Richard P. Benevento Turns First Triathlon Breakthrough Into a New Full Ironman Book

Richard P. Benevento is carrying momentum from his memoir Journey to Blue Lake into a new project about the endurance years that followed his first triathlon. The forthcoming book will trace his advancement toward completing a full Ironman and is targeted for completion in 2027.

The original memoir captures the moment Benevento decided that his life needed a different direction. His father had died from leukemia, his marriage had ended in a harsh divorce, and alcohol had become an unhealthy escape. Rather than continue drifting, he set a goal that felt both intimidating and unfamiliar. He would train for a triathlon, even though open water swimming frightened him.

Benevento brought a strong athletic background to the challenge, but not immunity from fear. Gymnastics occupied more than two decades of his life, including a University of Iowa scholarship, before he later spent a five-year period touring as part of the Bud Light Daredevils, a trampoline slam dunk team. Triathlon tested him in new ways because the obstacle was not simply strength or conditioning. It was learning how to stay composed in the water when panic surfaced.

Journey to Blue Lake recounts his preparation for the 2012 event and the personal rebuilding that happened alongside the training. Six years later, Benevento finished his first Ironman. His continued triathlon journey will form the center of the next book, allowing him to show readers what came after the breakthrough that Blue Lake represented.

Benevento, now retired after 27 years in the IT industry, continues to frame endurance as a practical lesson in moving through discomfort. His 2027 book will extend that message from the first triathlon to the demands of the full Ironman journey.

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