Top 10 pros at Kona… just wondering what their backgrounds were before they became Triathletes. For instance… Peter was on the Canadian Junior National Cycling Team… Kate Major was a pro squash player. So have it…
From what I can make out (my German isn’t so good anymore), Faris has always been a triathlete. He won Lanzarote when he was 19. Interestingly enough, his goals include the Olympics. I wonder if he’s going to shift to short-course now that he has won IM WCs. Seems like a tough road to hoe.
Not sure about Michellie, but has been a triathlete for a very long time. My brother managed a triathlon team for a while that had Michellie, Shawn Welch, Mari Holden, and a few others who have really succeeded. As we look back, the team was pretty amazing.
I heard an interview with Reid where he said that he basically thought of himself as a roadie who does triathlons. He said that as a youngster he wanted to be a pro cyclist, but realized that wasn’t going to happen and so switched to tri. Interesting stuff.
I’d be interested to learn if there are any other “Gordo-like” stories out there. You know, someone who came to competition at a late age and succeeded, without being something silly like a national caliber swimmer, or a junior cross-country champion, etc, etc.
You know, someone who came to competition at a late age and succeeded, without being something silly like a national caliber swimmer, or a junior cross-country champion, etc, etc.
You know, someone who came to competition at a late age and succeeded, without being something silly like a national caliber swimmer, or a junior cross-country champion, etc, etc.
