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Sunday, 03 April 2011 03:00
By Scotty Forrestall (Photo)
(for Xtri.com)
Let's face it, we are all tri-geeks, but if you were to hear the names Jack Johnstone and Don Shanahan in reference to the sport of triathlon, would you know their significance? If not, you can thank me later because now you can impress even the geekiest of the tri-geeks.
We all know Ironman was founded in Hawaii in 1978 by three Navy Seals to see who the best overall athlete was, but the origins of triathlon date back further to 1974 and a little slice of heaven in the middle of San Diego's Mission Bay - Fiesta Island (aerial photo below). On September 25, 1974, Jack and Don, with the help of the San Diego Track Club held the first ever triathlon. The format was a bit different than the swim-bike-run we have all become accustomed to. Just check out the description that went out in the SD Track Club newsletter:...
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Saturday, 02 April 2011 03:00
ED. - When we heard that Minneapolis triathlete April Morgan had a Ribectomy, we asked her to share that experience with our readers. The photo (L) is of a cool little chunk of April's rib, a gift from her docs. (She would have preferred jewelry.)
By April Morgan
Well it all started end of February when I started to notice this random tightness and swelling in my right arm during swim sessions. I figured I must have tweaked a muscle somehow, or perhaps it was just overuse. My right arm looked bigger, but I thought
Enigmatic Legend...
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Thursday, 31 March 2011 03:00
Inside Triathlon Archives: Searching For Peter Reid
Published: Mar 29th 2011 3:22 PM UTC by TJ Murphy (LINK)
Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid is one of the most popular figures in triathlon, and yet he remains an enigma to many in the sport. In fact, he disappeared from triathlon altogether in 2007. In 2009, Inside Triathlon magazine contributing editor T.J. Murphy went looking for him. The story about what unfolded on this journey has become one of the magazine
Intinerant Finder of Stuff...
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Wednesday, 30 March 2011 03:00
(Photo - Kris Kuhn making the bad luck mistake of walking under a black cat.)
Going Off Course - Robbinsdale by way of Starbuck triathlete Kris Kuhn is totally into a thing called geocaching.
What is that, you ask?
Well, it's like Hide & Seek and you're it. You're not trying to find hiding people, though. Your have to find hidden stuff. Here's where it gets weird and cool. The stuff that you have to find is not in or around your house. You'll not find what you're looking for under the bed or behind curtains. Or behind that maple in your back yard.
Where then is the hidden stuff geocachers are looking for?
In the lobby of an abandoned hotel in the modern ghost town of Pripyat in the "Zone of Alienation" in northern Ukraine. Or in a Sherpa's yak wool mid-bootie in Pangboche, Nepal. Or under a steaming pile of Water Buffalo dung in Chonburi, Thailand. Or by a Charlie Brown statue in St. Paul, Minnesota (photo below)...
Aliens Among Us...
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Tuesday, 29 March 2011 04:00
ED. Lee Gruenfeld is a great guy, a towering intellect and an awesome writer. We like to dress up most of the stories we post with cool photos and/or compelling art. Lee's eloquence does not require that kind of support. His beautiful words are more than enough.
For those who have read this article before, it's certainly worth revisiting. For those who have not, we know you'll enjoy and appreciate Lee's words.
By Lee Gruenfeld (for Ironman.com)
Experience is a harsh teacher -- she gives the test before she gives the lesson - and once in a while we need a reminder that toeing the start line at Ironman isn't an automatic ticket to a lifetime of bragging rights....
