Pro Triathletes Talk About Their First Time
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a pro triathlete? Of course you do. In fact, I bet some of us you have even donned…
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Forced Upgrades: Make the Best Amateur Triathletes Turn Pro
Next weekend the best Ironman triathletes will compete in Kona for the title of world champion (of various divisions). If past history is any indication,…
Grow the Sport by Cultivating Local Triathlon Heroes
In a recent TRS Triathlon post by James Doran, he proposed some Big Hairy Audacious Goals including getting Ironman into the Olympics, which while seeming…
The Pro Road Map
The problem that professional triathletes have is leverage. Of second order importance is exposure, but these two, combined together, can solve many of the problems…
The Standard for Professionalism is Flawed
My problem is with the system. I do not think that a person who does well at a few races should be able to declare himself or herself a pro. There are more and more “Part Time Pros” as I like to call them because they cannot make a living on the few sponsors that they have and the few races that even pay past the 5th place finisher.
Leverage Pros, Create Fans, Grow the Sport
This is a response to Jim Gourley’s article, “Do Ironman Pro’s Matter?” Going on my 5th year as a Professional Triathlete, I have not seen…