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Crocs, Broken Teeth & "Sorry, Mark"....

Monday, 13 March 2017 23:10

In this annual compilation, Timothy Carlson found rich veins of talk from the Brownlees discussing their adventures in Cozumel and Gwen Jorgensen and Nicola Spirig recounting their duel in Rio. Fear of crocodiles, the temptation of a DNF, a humble apology from a Kona record breaker, an existential meditation on ego versus soul at an Ultra also made the cut for Favorite Tri Quotes of 2016.

By Timothy Carlson (slowtwitch.com.com)

FILIAL DEVOTION

“When we returned from our trip, I was sending the kids off to school, and out of nowhere, my 10-year-old son said, ‘Mom?’ ‘Yes, Connor?’ ‘When I heard you dropped out of the race, I just wanted to come find you at mile 23 and carry you the rest of the way.’ We both lost it.” – Ruth Brennan Morrey (photo) on what her son said after he heard a mistaken report that she had dropped out of the 2015 Ironman World Championship.

CROCOPHOBIA

“I thought about crocodiles consistently during the swim leg. I was terrified of dying a crocodile death. There were boats on course with guns to help out any competitors suffering attacks.” Jodie Swallow writing in her blog on swimming at Ironman Cairns....

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS…

When asked if she had overcome a significant injury in her young career: “I broke three teeth when I first started training to ride, but it did not make me give up because of fear. I thought if I choose to give up this time, I will have wasted three teeth. So I chose to continue to train and I told myself to get stronger.” Promising Taiwanese triathlete Chia-Chia Chang.  READ MORE