Professor Kim Young-il of Gyeongnam University Publishes 'The Ironman's Bicycle and Santiago'

A Travel Essay Reflecting on Life and Memories as a Middle-Aged Person

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] Professor Kim Young-il of the LINC+ Project Group at Gyeongnam National University has published his book, Ironman's Bicycle and Santiago.

The author, Professor Kim, depicts reflections and memories of middle-aged life through a long 2,500 km bicycle journey from Switzerland and France to the Santiago pilgrimage route in Spain in this travel essay.

In this book, Professor Kim, who completed the Ironman triathlon (swimming 3.8 km, cycling 180.2 km, running 42.195 km), shares his experiences of physical and mental struggles during a solo month-long bicycle trip, discussing the middle-aged anguish, hope, and love he realized.

Especially, he conveys stories about the world to readers and stories of love to his family by using various formats such as first-person protagonist perspective, letters, and dialogues, emphasizing that travel allows one to gain knowledge about the world and discover oneself.

Professor Kim said, "Through the process of overcoming limits I have never experienced before, I want to give strength and confidence to middle-aged people of this era who are struggling under the weight of life."

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