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Very sad news about Steve Larsen
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All,

I am very sad to report that Steve Larsen passed away yesterday. It happened in early evening - he suffered a heart attack while engaging in a track workout. He did not recover.

Steve was beloved by followers of at least three sports, and I share this news after his wife, Carrie, informed us that it was appropriate to let Slowtwitchers know.

Steve cared for you all, and as you know liberally shared from his library of knowledge. I was consistently struck by his grace and his even temper, his professionalism and his warmth, such qualities frankly not needed by a person of talent. He simply was just that way.

These are not our only words about Steve. We will write properly about him.

Dan Empfield
aka Slowman
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Yes, very sad news.


Train safe & smart
Bob

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holy toledo!

sad to hear that such a young and talented guy is just gone.

wow ...

sincere condolences to his family ...





Where would you want to swim ?
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Oh wow.

One of the true gentlemen of the sport. He will be missed and his family will be in all our hearts.

Grace...I can think of no better word to describe what he brought to us all through sport.

Scott
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My prayers to his family.




"A merry heart doeth good like medicine." (Proverbs 17:22)
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Holy shit...that is terrible. So shocking...


ADW


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Wow...I'm truly shocked.

My deepest sympathies and prayers go out to his family.

http://bikeblather.blogspot.com/
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My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
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Nooooooooo... :(

I was just following (and contributing to) a thread the other day of new TYR goggles he was talking about.

Very sad to hear about this... seemed like a really genuine guy.

My condolences.
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:(

how old was Steve? were there any signs?

man, makes you want to sieze the day, any of us could not be here tomorrow...
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: (

I'm in shock.

My heart breaks for his kids. He just posted a ton of pics of them on Facebook. He is so proud of them.

Shawn
TORRE Consulting Services, LLC
http://www.TORREcs.com

Last edited by: ShawnF: May 20, 09 9:07
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Horrible news. What a competitor and person to aspire for all those in multisport to be more like. Steve did it all, and did it while balancing it with a full life and slate of responsibilities. Always very cool to me at the races and fortunate to have him kick my butt last year at worlds hardest 1/2 in Auburn. After the race we talked for a bit and he gave me some insight on training for the bike, a few weeks later he made sure to follow up with me at IM CDA and ask how I was fairing. I think he used to keep his kids in "tow" just to remind us how he not only was faster, but still was a full time dad to boot : )

Thoughts are with his family and friends today.
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What a shock! He just kicked butt at the Xterra!

His signature line told me a lot about his priorities:

Steve Larsen - dad, triathlete, mtbiker, roadie & online retailer
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Sad news indeed. Thoughts are with his family!
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that's awful news! condolences to his family..

as a relative newcomer, i'd only been privileged to read a few of his reviews, but his generous and eloquent sharing of his experiences with products were a great asset to the members here. a terrible loss for the multisport community.

-mistress k

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Re: Very sad news about Steve Larsen [kona78] [ In reply to ]
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This is absolutely horrible news. I followed his career through his road cycling, mtb, and finally triathlon both as a pro and then age grouper. Steve showed us all that we can/should continue to train and race for a lifetime. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
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Wow. Truly a shock.
My thoughts are with his wife and family. Especially his children.

Wow.

Brad

3SIXTY5cycling.com
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all my positive vibes goes to his family....

Jonathan Caron / Professional Coach / ironman champions / age group world champions
Jonnyo Coaching
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hard to believe. such a tremendous loss. my thoughts go out to his family and many close friends.

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"that which does not destroy me will only make me stronger" Frederick Nietzsche
andrew peabody
http://BREAKAWAYMULTISPORT.COM
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Oh my god....so sad for the kids and wife. On this morning's hard ride with the boyz doing some hard sprints with my heart jumping out of my chest, I was questioning the value of going so deep and so hard at my age!!! One of the guys in the ride beside me almost died from DVT 2 years ago but made a full comeback.

Thanks for sharing, as painful as this news is!
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This sucks. :'(

Prayers for his family and firends.

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Rick, "Retired" hobbyist athlete
Trying to come back slowly from acute A-Fib
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My mouth is on the floor. So sad. Nice guy and he had a great family.

Wonder what the autopsy will show. He must either have a family history or this was an arrhythmia.

Frank

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Frank,
An original Ironman and the Inventor of PowerCranks
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Terrible, terrible news.

Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones that will surely miss a man that was a legend in his own time.
I remember when Steve and Tinker would go head to head at MTB nationals. Steve was a hoss to the nth degree and had a tremendous influence on my experience with biking and racing. Every interaction with Steve that I had always left me thinking that he was one of the great ones.

We'll miss you Steve.
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Unbelievable.

Truly one of my heroes in sport.

My condolences to Carrie and the kids.
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Our Prayers from Jackson, MS go out to the Larsen family.

Eugene
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