Any chance to see some pix with the finman?

Now I know how bar bands feel when they're asked to play Free Bird.

One day, when the time is right, I will do finman. But in the meantime, here's a picture of a man with a dove on his head.

The ironman store is now selling M-dot tape to silence dissenting voices.

You were totally screwed in the #IMgear thing. Totally.

Enlighten us. What happened with #IMGear?

Ironman held a contest--tweet your best picture of people using "ironman gear", and they'd give the winner $50 in credit to the ironman store. Mine were huge hits--getting more "likes" and retweets than even their contest announcement. These two were tops according to twitter's algorithms.


Ironman then decided to pick the winner "randomly." But since they had stopped announcing the contest as soon I started sending pics, mine comprised 50% of the entries. So apparently I lost the flip of a coin.

I think the contest was rigged, and I'm considering filing a complaint with the FAA, or the USFS, or whoever I can find who will listen.

We all know you were the true winner. Congrats to you for a successful campaign.

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Thank you all for believing in me. I dug deep but came up short. Here's my CPU power file. Ask me anything.

Ironman headphones are perfect for drowning out voices you don't want to hear. This is the executive version.

Challenge finally resolved the course-cutting controversy by requiring everyone involved to circle 'round & 'round on social media for another three weeks.

The swim at Monterrey 70.3 involved athletes waiting their turn for an endless pool.

Lava magazine continues to push for equality in sports.

The triathlete claimed she was simply "showing her Irish" by conspicuously displaying her green sports drink all day.

Lava magazine continues to promote women's opportunity in sports.

I have a Kickstarter to get indoor plumbing in my house so I don't have to poop outside. Winter sucks.

While in town for the Ironwar reenactment, Dave and Mark were interviewed by the local paper.

Jeff Symonds had fun celebrating in the finishing chute of ironman Melbourne.

Melissa Hauschildt took the women's win, providing an iconic Melbourne scene in the finishing chute.

Scott and Dave took a detour during the Melbourne ironwar reenactment so they could shack up on the beach for a few hours.

I'm so glad the ironwar posts are back. The winter was highly topical and funny, but those are my favorites.

Thanks! They're some of my favorites as well. And as long as Dave keeps reminding us that he's a legend, I'll keep reporting on his shenanigans.

Did Allen and Mark also participate?

I can never keep all of those names straight. For the longest time I thought they were four separate people.

Getting ugly!

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In 1937, Specialized sponsored athletes who would crash-test its new helmets. After 100 tests, the athletes were promoted to the legal department.