The biggest duathlon of the year is coming up and the biggest star of the sport is finally back!
I remember when I started triathlons in 1991, that was a time and place when my window to the REAL triathlonworld and the stars living in it was brought through imported issues of Triathlete Mag. Obviously Kenny Souza was one of the brightest stars at the time in the multisport world and me and my friend ripped out a picture of him riding in his little skimpy bikini (now, we never even thought of that as gay-ish. We´re Swedes so we´re liberal, Godless hedons that we are…) on his yellow Nishiki pinning it to the wall.
Our mission ever thereafter was to train so we could get “Kenny Souza-legs”, damn he had some seriously ripped guns! Whenever someone pulled out a strong ride, the other one would compliment on the great Kenny Souza-legs… I don´t think we ever got close. As a matter of fact, I´m still trying…
A few years back, Tri Mag had a long feature “The Duathlete” in which Kenny stated that he had the dream to come back and give Zofingen a good stab. The years of blowing up there had him feeling he had some unfinished business. A long time coming but now he´s finally there!
Go Kenny! Give em´hell! Work those legs!
Speaking of famous triathletes bodily features, there are a few other up there on the list of futile imitation from my side:
-Chuckie V:s mohawk
-Scott Molina´s suntan
-Dave Scotts calves
-Tinley´s moustache (what can I say, I´m in my Magnum PI period…)
I do too. Souza is such a sensational athlete. He brings a great deal to the sport. he is also an athlete from the past tha is valuable for the future. He sported the “X-Games, Extreme Athlete” persona even before it was invented with his rock-star hair and dashing race regalia.
An incredible guy, an inspiring story. I love that he is back.
Heres a Souza story where his legs could have got him in real trouble. Many, many moons ago, on a new years eve, we did the Encinitas downtown bar/party scene. We met some ladies that seemed interested in furthering the party, so we took a taxi home to Kenny’s house. Turns out that it’s going to be an all nighter, and the girls are bitches. I tell Kenny that I’m out of there, and whatever he does, do not drive these girls home. .SOmehow I just knew that they would somehow get him to get in his porsche and drive them home. I told him to just pu them on the couches, and taxi them home in the morning. Well, Kenny being Kenny, got talked into a 3 am porsche ride to take the girls home. Long story short, pulled over, and sent to the drunk tank in his PJ’s. Now picture all these drunken thugs, sitting in the drunk tank, and they throw the long haired, shaved legged, Souza in with them. They must have thought the guards were giving them a present, or someone made a mistake and threw a good looking hooker in with the dudes…I imagine a few of those guys liked Kenny’s legs tooo…
The good ol’ days! I love thinking back to the late 80’s early 90’s…
It seemed most of the best guys had a porno ‘stash. I knew the "times they are a-changin’" when my idol - Dave Scott - shaved off his mustache. I was pissed off at him for a week.