Funny

How the Ironman Came to be in Kona Early in the first millennium, Polynesians “discovered” the Hawaiian islands. Now, the Polynesians had no compass, no sextant, and didn’t even know

Speaking Hawaiian (“Hawaiian language”) A tourist walks up to a native Hawaiian and says, “So is it Hawai’i or Havai’i?”      The native answers, ” Havai’i.” “Thank you,” says the

Living With an Injured Iron Psycho Beast 6/2006 by Lee Gruenfeld A few years ago I wrote an article for Competitor Magazine entitled “A Word to the Triathlon Widow(er).” It

WHO’S IN T-1? 8/2006 KEVIN:  Okay, Lee…we’ve got a bunch of guys out of the water and in Transition 1! LEE: Terrific. Hey, Kevin, listen: Will you tell me the

VISUALIZING YOUR RACE 10/2006 Blew it last year, didn’t you? Spent a whole year scheming and dreaming about The Big One, qualified on your third try, breathed several thousand miles

Advice “no ka oi” (You can’t get better advice than this) 9/2006 I’ve never done an Ironman, or at least not a full one. But I have done pieces. There

Mothers, don’t let your children grow up to be triathletes 12/2006 by Lee Gruenfeld Ah, just kidding. Of course you should let your children grow up to be triathletes. It’s

EXOTIC NEW IRONMAN VENUES Part 1: Da Race’a Da Bums 6/2007 It’s nice to know that the Iron powers that be are always on the lookout for exciting new locations

Why You Don’t Want To Do Ironman 10/2007 by Lee Gruenfeld Last month in Kona someone asked me an interesting question. “You obviously love everything about the sport,” this person