RIP Ken Shirk....aka The Cowman"

Never met him, but heard a lot of the stories. A true character from an era when ironman was a magnet for fitness eccentrics.

Here he is “passing” Tinley in '85.
https://cdn.triathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/recalled.jpg
Awesome pic, and as mentioned above, the smile on Tinley was a perfect catch! Old school stuff here, an original eccentric populating the sport back then, need more of it! RIP Cowman.