Stumbling towards the finish line : the best of ironman columnist Lee Gruenfeld

"Foreword"......Page 10
"You People are Completely Nuts"......Page 13
"Visualizing Your Race"......Page 15
"A Spectator‘s Guide to the Ironman "......Page 18
"Exotic New Ironman Venues – Da Race‘a Da Bums "......Page 21
"SWT Seeks S/BWT For WOs, If You Know What I Mean"......Page 24
"The 500th Anniversary Exxon-Mobile Ironman October 19, 2477 Event Summary"......Page 26
"Ironing Out Ironman – How to Improve the World’s Toughest Race"......Page 30
"What‘s Latin for “Ironman”?"......Page 34
"We Three Sports of Triathlon Are – Kona Karols for Obsessed Competitors"......Page 36
"How to be Cool at a Triathlon"......Page 40
"If Ironman was like the Tour de France"......Page 42
"Eight Things Ironman Can Learn From the Olympics"......Page 46
"Adding a Fourth Event "......Page 49
"Advice for the New Owners"......Page 51
"Six Things We Don’t Want to Hear at Triathlons Anymore"......Page 54
"Living With an Injured Iron Psycho Beast "......Page 57
"How to Know if You’re a Triathlete"......Page 60
"Ironman: A Waste of Energy "......Page 62
"Iron-Lingo"......Page 65
"How to Win Ironman...Guaranteed"......Page 69
"Ironman Whatever"......Page 72
"Changing Course"......Page 74
"Ambrosia"......Page 77
"Advice no ka oi (“You Can‘t Get Better Advice Than This“)"......Page 80
"Who’s in T1? (with apologies to Abbott and Costello)"......Page 89
"The Stone Walls of Kona"......Page 99
"The Challenges of Being a Challenged Athlete in Kona "......Page 104
"Part I: Wheelies (Handcycle)"......Page 106
"Part II: Amputees (Physically Challenged Division)"......Page 114
"Q&A with: The Big Island"......Page 121
"“While you were racing”"......Page 125
"The Age Grouper's Race "......Page 131
"Speaking Hawaiian"......Page 137
"Q&A with: Diana Bertsch"......Page 143
"Q&A with: Mike Reilly"......Page 149
"Q&A with: Steve Butterfield"......Page 155
"Q&A with: Rocky Campbell"......Page 162
"Greg Welch: Alive and Well"......Page 167
"Part I: Athlete"......Page 171
"Part II, The Rudy Projectile: Ironman Arizona"......Page 176
"Q&A with: Ellen Hart"......Page 181
"Q&A with: Karen Aydelott"......Page 187
"Cherie Gruenfeld: One from the Heart"......Page 194
"Barbara Warren: A Reminiscence"......Page 205
"A World of the Triathlon Widow"......Page 207
"Circling the Drain"......Page 212
"FINAL WORD – 2009 Ironman World Championship Wrap-Up"......Page 215
"About the Editor"......Page 217
"Credits"......Page 218
"Further Reading"......Page 219