The Enduring Fight Over the First Ironman Triathlonhttps://endurancenation.vanillacommunities.com/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2019%2F01%2F25%2Fsports%2Fironman-original-lawsuit.htmlA simple box of papers delivered to a couple in the early years of the swimming, biking and running event in Hawaii set off a legal skirmish over what became a lucrative event.
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Looks like the facebook story.
What's Facebook? @Francis Picard
IMO, the people most responsible for originally creating, molding, and growing the Ironman image and subsequent brand strength are:
• John Collins turning a random bar conversation into an actual thing,
• Barry McDermott for first documenting the craziness involved, and
• Valerie Silk for turning it into an event which would attract the annual attention of TV networks and, later, corporate advertisers.
• Dave Scott, Mark Allen, and Paula Newby-Fraser deserve honorable mention for showing how to actually race and compete in the damn thing.
@Al Truscott - I would add Julie Moss for singlehandedly making the event famous on ABC Wide World of Sports.
I would definitely agree with Julie Moss. Those of us who have been doing Tri for more then 20-25 years ( 33 for me) all seem to have our first lasting memory of triathlon as the Julie Moss finish.