when you got interested in triathlon who was your go to guy/girl and why? and maybe who didnt you like?
for me it was Mike Pigg and i just for whatever reason followed all his races and enjoyed his dominance on the bike and how fast he climbed “the beast”… i had a dislike for Greg Welch, i dont know why though…
You can have all the tri GUYS you want.
I always liked Fernanda Keller.
Was and still is Renata Bucher.
no triathlete sparked my reason to begin the sport. It was the fact that I wasn’t going to be around organized (college) athletics anymore so I have to do something to keep myself motivated.
A little bit ashamed now, but when I was a kid (not too long ago;) )
Jürgen Zäck always was my favorite athlete, shame he ended his career like he did.
You can have all the tri GUYS you want. I always liked Fernanda Keller.
i meant it kind of like who was your favorite hockey player… ie: wayne gretzky
im not gay, not that there is anything wrong with that…
Dave Scott. I wore what he wore, ate what he ate, pee’d where he pee’d. If he changed sunglasses brand, so did I.
A little bit ashamed now, but when I was a kid (not too long ago;) )
Jürgen Zäck always was my favorite athlete, shame he ended his career like he did.
what did happen to jurgen?
Mike Pigg for his cycling prowess and die hard work ethic…Lisa Lahti for being a total fox.
He tested positive and ended his career.
Really sad to end it all that way.
“what did happen to jurgen?”
He got busted for drug use and decided to retire.
“what did happen to jurgen?”
He got busted for drug use and decided to retire.
i remember when he set the bike record in Kona , at was it 4:27 ?
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Mark Allen
Scott Molina
Harold Robinson
Mike Pigg
Joanne Ernst
Colleen Cannon
Erin Baker
Sue Latshaw
Hinds57, JohnA’s and my pal Stu
Later: Jurgen Zack, Hell-On-Wheels, Natasha
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Tim DeBoom, hands down. Saw him running down the Energy Lab in 2002 to “Space for the Papa” by Jeff Beck on NBC. I was 230 lbs. and had never done a triathlon but knew I had to get there and do it one day. Last year when I finally got there on my first day at the Kona Aquatic Center, he was in the lane right next to me. I told him that story, it was very surreal.
I can’t wait to see him back on the podium this year.
Wolfgang Dittrich. loved the interview with him a couple months ago.
I got into the sport in the '80’s when it was the big four: Scott Tinley, Dave Scott, Mark Allen, Scott Molina.
Over the years I’ve been fortunate enough to meet each of these fellows in person, as a fan. They were each excellent examples, sportsmen and role models for me in my early 20’s. Those four men are part of the reason I stayed in the sport so long, and still are. They have a gentlemen’s perspective and they are competitors. They knew what it was to work and they respected each other. Each of those four are different and in interesting ways. Having read as much as I could about each and their lives and their approach to the sport the amalgam of their personalities has been a lofty example to aspire to.
All fine characters who shaped this sport- and me- for the better. I’m thankful for their contributions and inspiration.
Watched Rob Mackle at the Lifetime Fittness back in 90 or 91 (I think it was called the US swim and Fittness back then). Didn’t really know anyone in the sport but saw this crazy fit guy come out of the water and just destroy the bike and was incredibly impressed. He actually got run down by Molina but as a bigger athlete myself, Mackle was who impressed me.
Tim DeBoom, hands down. Saw him running down the Energy Lab in 2002 to “Space for the Papa” by Jeff Beck on NBC. I was 230 lbs. and had never done a triathlon but knew I had to get there and do it one day. Last year when I finally got there on my first day at the Kona Aquatic Center, he was in the lane right next to me. I told him that story, it was very surreal.
I can’t wait to see him back on the podium this year.
that is a cool story… what did he say when he heard the story?
Normann Stadler
and now also Torbjorn
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My brother in law got me interested in triathlons a few years ago, but since i have really gotten into the sport, i really like following Kieran Doe. He is young an amazing swimmer and he is good at the other disciplines too… and he ran almost the whole marathon at IMAZ barefoot!!! because of plantar fasciitis. That is amazing. and he has a full head of long dread locks and he is still that fast!!! haha. Jordan Rapp is another one i like to follow, chris Lieto, Potts, Kemper, Bree wee is another one too and of course Wellington