What in the absolute F are you even saying here? Ken Glah? He only won a bunch of Ironmans, holds the record for most consecutive Kona appearances (as a pro and amateur) and founded a fantastic tri-focused travel company that makes trips to foreign IMs a piece of cake. What is your (personal) axe to grind with Ken? Because on the merits, you have no place to go here other than an overdue apology.

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It is the mind itself which builds the body.
-Joseph Pilates

pretty sure he's calling out Kenny G for the porn stache. See my o.p.

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I hope so Hydrosloth. I like your OP and the topic is on point. I hope the poster adds clarity since at least one other responder also took it as a personal jab against Ken.

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It is the mind itself which builds the body.
-Joseph Pilates

What does the typical tri douche look like?

Wears compression socks whilst not in a race?
Wears t-shirts from previous races?
m-dot tattoo?
trucker hat?
oakley sunglasses?
wears newtons or some other 'triathlon' running shoe
if american, talks loudly in an annoying accent?

Di2 gear changing - for those too lazy to move a lever. Doesn't make you go any faster but costs a fortune.

A) That was like $29.99
B) It was the best watch made at the time bar none.

You're calling that a fad and fraud?

Here here!

yea i like the trucker hats, don't see the issue

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Not a fad or a fraud though, I've been wearing these since 1986. Use it to time all my workouts. Prior to tri I was a "pure swimmer" and hence extremely familiar with the pace clock but even then, occasionally I'd forget where the minute hand was when i started a long-ish swim such as 1000 or 2000 yd swim, so would be uncertain of my actual time. With the Timex, no issue here. I have never bothered upgrading to a Garmin or similar since I am so used to the old Timex. Think i'm on about #20 or thereabouts. Since I have always swum consid more than your typical tri person, the watches wear out every 1-2 yrs.

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"Anyone can be who they want to be IF they have the HUNGER and the DRIVE."

This might not be the right thread but can we have a discussion about this? Is it really so taboo to wear t-shirts from prior races? I have so many of the dang things that I might as well use them. I'm not showing off by wearing them. It's a shirt I wear when I just want to get out the door to go run errands or if I'm doing work in my yard.

I don't see it either. Who the heck complains about hats? Seriously.

That guy is clearly an amateur in this area since that is not a real racing suit as real Speedo/Arena/Tyr suits do not let your junk sag anywhere close to that. Also, he needs to shave down to achieve the real swimmer look, at a minimum the chest hair needs to go. Plus he's fat and should be wearing a shirt just b/c of that. However, virtually all women love a well-toned guy in a Speedo at the pool, on the beach, or in a triathlon. Don't be putting the original no-frills tri racing uniform down now. Your basic Speedo is $20-$30 vs your $150-200 "tri-suits" which look kind of ridiculous IMO.

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"Anyone can be who they want to be IF they have the HUNGER and the DRIVE."

CurraNZ https://healthcurrancy.co.uk/pages/sport-recovery

You can get the book on Amazon but this NYT article from 1984 tells the story
http://www.nytimes.com/....html?pagewanted=all

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I'd say they were kind of a fad for non-triathletes in the 80's. Don't get me wrong, I love that old watch. The indiglo was a must!

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Ah, got ya. I had an IM watch in high school and loved it. High-tech piece of technology back then that I even used for scuba diving.

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If you don't dress like the cool kids, you can't be one of the cool kids. Didn't you learn anything in High School?

Ironman 70.3 World Championships
Newton shoes
Ceramic Speed everything
ART and chiro's in general

Yeah - I pretty much live in old race T shirts when I'm not working, or doing stuff I need to look presentable for - I have more of them than I'll ever need, even after giving dozens and dozens away to charity over the years.
Why would I wear anything else for kicking around the house or whatever?

Compression socks and even more so sleeves, and the shizzit.
I'd never wear them in public (unless I forget to take them off), but they are priceless to me as a chronic mad calf disease sufferer.
I don't think they make me go one iota faster during an actual race, but even if they reduce the chance of another mad calf episode during said race by .01%, then that's worth it to me.
YMMV.

What's totally overrated and overhyped?
The need for hydration and fueling and recovery stuff for EVERY WORKOUT - no matter how short or easy.

Wtf?? You'll live. And probably be faster since you won't be so fat, and so carb dependent.
I routinely train for 1.5-2hrs plus with literally nothing.

A buddy I follow on Strava - avid but mediocre cyclist - aborted a ride the other morning because he forgot his bottle.
It was 5:40am. And like 55 degrees out.

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Narrow tires

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Obviously, I touched a nerve. I am very aware of Ken's accomplishments and how great of a guy he is. While he won other numerous Ironman's, he didn't win THE one. Was he over-hyped? I would say that the media did a good job of this. That whole "Beast of the East" also didn't help his cred when it came to day of race either.

CNC cranksets

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I had one of those identical watches too... loved the indiglo and mostly playing basketball in those days, had no idea what an "Ironman" was either.

Unidisc covers. I found one that matched my bike though, so I shouldn't complain.