Anyone else see this? Posted on xtri.com today. I am quite surprised by this.
I am not.
wierd, a vague reply from sac 
why were you not suprised?
I’m happy for him. Wish him the best in his new endeavor. He’s been a great help to the tri community and I’m glad to see he’s branching out and pursuing something new and different.
wierd, a vague reply from sac
why were you not suprised?
He doesn’t know any more than anyone else… he’s just continuing to be a legend in his own mind 
You should get together with Greg/ORD, you have at least one thing in common.
You should get together with Greg/ORD, you have at least one thing in common.
You should get together with my skinny 8-year old nephew, you’d have at least TWO things in common.
Are you sure of that? Because I could show him this and ruin his life forever…
Come to think of it… THREE things in common… neither of you would get a second look from any of those girls
I am flabbergastered! I only “knew” Gordo from his writings, but I never guessed he would turn away from his goal of winning IMC. He seemed so focused on that. I am really really really surprised! Just goes to show how much life’s events change a persons thoughts. Goals are always flexible.
I must admit that I’m saddened too. G’s transparent style has lead to a far greater understanding of what it actually takes to get to the top of the IronMan heap. I, for one, was rooting for him to take the win at IMC this year.
It is amazing what true love can do to a man.
"I am quite surprised by this. "
Why? Can’t believe some of the responses here. Gordo’s explanation is very logical. There are more fields in life to conquer than just IM.
Unfortunately I’ve never met the guy personally, but he’s obviously an extremely high achiever that will be very successful no matter what he does.
Gordo, I wish you the very best. You’ve been a huge asset to this sport. No doubt you’ll be very successful no matter where your life takes you. Thanks for a great web site and inspiration to hundreds of triathletes, myself included. Best of luck to you.
Some/many people are always surprised, by stuff like this - lifers in particular. They think that when you do something, you keep doing it at that level for, well. . . life. I respect that, but to keep doing the same thing over and over again can get tedious, even for an endurance athlete. Not to judge, but life is too short to be totally immersed in just one thing for ones entire life.
I attended an anniversery dinner for my former track/running club last summer. At one time it had just about all the best distance runners in Canada - many Olympians and national record holders in the 1500m - the marathon. In fact, former club member Jerome Drayton still holds the national marathon record at 2:10 something. I was chatting with a friend of a friend who I met at the bar. She was a rec-runner and was training for her first marathon. She admitted to me that she was shocked that many of these runners, did not run any more. Indeed, some had piled on more than few pounds since running sub 30 min 10K’s at will. For these guys it was a 10 -15 year focus from the time of their mid teens and then it was time to move onto something else - work, family, business, another recreational pursuit, whatever.
Fleck
Are people killing themselves over in the Gordo forum yet…?
Sounds like burnout to me. A good coach can fix that.
Actually I don’t agree. After burnout there isn’t much anyone can do.
I don’t see how anybody could possibly get burned out putting in that amount of miles.
Has anyone considered the fact that he is making a move on the cash? I think he mentions in the article that he plans on living for another 50 years. Stories about the glory days won’t pay for the house in Bermuda.
Lighten up! There is no betryal here.
I don’t think cash was ever a problem for him. And I’m pretty sure that last sentence was for me…