Tom D!
Gotta be the Hoyts.
RP
Slowman. He doesn’t have too many superpowers (I still have yet to see if he can route aerobar cables), but he does have the incredible power to bring thousands of peoples worlds crashing down with the simple click of a mouse.
Bruce Buchannan
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That guy who woudl pull/push his disabled son at Kona every year, now that’s though!
Joe Bonness.
Any of the big four. They are the stuff of legends, and my inspiration. (and add Mike Pigg for good measure)
Tom Warren
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Tim Deboom
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WALT STACK!
62,000 TRAINING MILES LOGGED.
“I’m a real bag a hell today,” Walt Stack would joke as he ran along in a dogged shuffle, “but tomorrow I may be a dead mackerel.”
On January 19, after a long illness, Stack died at age 87 in a San Francisco nursing home. He left behind an international legacy in endurance sports that began in 1965, when, at 57, he started turning his morning workout into a piece of street theater as entertaining as it was arduous. Rising at 2:30 A.M., he’d bike to Fisherman’s Wharf and then run to Sausalito and back via the Golden Gate Bridge–a 17-mile loop. He’d cap this off with a mile swim in frigid, tide-swept San Francisco Bay and then head for work, hauling 100-pound bags of cement up ladders at construction sites. Stack never missed a day of this routine and, regardless of the weather, never wore a shirt when he ran. His florid tattoos, leathery chest, and obscene wisecracks became the stuff of legend.
A profile mainstay for running magazines and the star of a 1988 Nike ad, Stack ran more than 200 marathons and ultradistance events and inspired thousands of people, especially seniors and women, to take up aerobic exercise. “Walt was a union organizer,” says his friend and running-book author Joe Henderson, “and then he became a running organizer.” He’ll also be remembered for an easygoing style summed up in his all-purpose credo: “Start slow,” he liked to say, “and then taper off.”
I’m a fan of Karen Smyers. She’s bounced back after several physical set backs. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting her at a couple of races and she’s a vey nice lady.
Hard to name 1, here is my top 5 in alphabetical order:
Bjorn Andersson- His own man. Thinks outside the box. He has so much talent that he will get the last laugh.
Joe Bonness- unbelievable performance after performance after performance …
Gordo Byrn- Defied the odds and worked his way to the elite. Probably the only person capable of winning an Ironman who did not learn how to swim until 30.
Paula Newby Fraser- Unbelievable ironman debut without even knowing what the event was about. Master it and becomes the queen of Kona. Racks up Ironman wins around the globe better than anyone before or since. How many Ironman races has she won since she retired?
Scott Molina- Unbelievable work ethic with an even better personality. Fantastic that he has come back from the back pain that plagued him. Only member of the big 4 to post on the slowtwitch forum.
#1 doesn’t count as I am ineligible for competition.
#2 Paula Hardest working person in Triathlon.
Support Crew
Of course I agree with all of the above but i have to add two names to the list.
Frank Ferrar and Bill Bell
Is MONK still a triathlete or is he a pure time-trialist?
Lisa Bentley
One of the nicest people you’ll ever meet and she kicks ass even with Cystic Fibrosis.
Plus I used to run with her in university when she was just getting into triathlon and hearing Lisa and a few tri-geeks that came out to run on the cross-country team talking about triathlon got me interested enough to attempt this crazy sport … that was back in 1990 and I’m still addicted 
Chris Legh.
Wow ! I never knew that…
Any uberbikers. Poker at it’s best…