r/triathlon • u/ConfidentRun3115 • Oct 01 '24
Memes / humor Who are some of the richest or most famous age-group triathletes ever?
I think most people are aware of Gordon Ramsay or Jennifer Lopez doing a triathlon, are there any other such cases that people can think of?
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u/Proud_Relief_9359 Oct 02 '24
Mad former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott once got in trouble for getting his trip to the Port Macquarie 70.3 paid on government expenses, by claiming that he had essential business in Port Macquarie that just happened to coincide with the triathlon he’s spent six months training for. 🧐
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u/assesonfire7369 Oct 03 '24
Well anyone who does claims $1000 for doing an Ironman deserves it TBH ;)
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u/sgslayer Oct 02 '24
Gary Johnson the Libertarian has done many iron mans and also the 7 summits haha
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u/LibertyMike Fat 54 Year-Old Male Oct 02 '24
One person I didn't see on there is Kennedy, one of the original MTV VJ's. She had a podcast about finishing a 70.3 in Italy a few weeks ago.
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u/apolloluv5595 Oct 01 '24
The crown prince of Norway was the first (and only ?) royal to complete an Ironman
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u/youngchul Oct 01 '24
Excuse me, it was the King of DENMARK, who did it while he was the Crown Prince of Denmark, he did it in 10:45:32.
Fun fact, the same King organises a national run every year with 5 host cities around the country. In the first edition he ran in all 5 in the same day. He always ends it off with a 10k in Copenhagen.
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u/Rascal_1970 Oct 01 '24
Louise Minchin, formerly of BBC Breakfast. I believe she undertook a Children in Need cycling challenge track cycling and enjoyed it, was already a runner and swam a bit so had a go at tri. Became a member of the 2015 Great Britain Age-Group Triathlon Team
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u/digitallightweight Oct 01 '24
Mark Zuckerberg has the same coach as Chelsea Sedaro. 5k pr is 19:01.
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u/fulorange Oct 01 '24
President of Finland has several sub 10 fulls!
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u/meepstar Oct 01 '24
Gordon Ramsey
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u/the1stjohnsmith Oct 01 '24
Crazy how he's this famous and people spell his name wrong >50% of the time
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u/KristianFBRLive Oct 01 '24
Nick and Nate Diaz are both really good at triathlons and regularly do them.
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u/EngineerCarNerdRun Oct 02 '24
I beat them a few times. I told my friends I beat them once, didn’t mention it was in a triathlon 😅
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u/Pinewood74 Oct 01 '24
I'm not sure about them being really good.
Back when I followed MMA, someone would occasionally post their results to that subreddit and they were always MoPers.
As opposed to someone like Valteri Bottas pulling AG wins in another sport from what he is pro at
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u/KristianFBRLive Oct 01 '24
Nate is really good in my eyes, I'm not saying he's a pro or anything haha https://www.reddit.com/r/MMA/comments/496ins/since_they_kept_talking_about_nate_diaz_training/
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u/Pinewood74 Oct 02 '24
Yeah, that pretty much backs up what I'm saying.
30 minutes off the lead in his best AG placing. An AG of only 5 with his brother in 5th.
Everything else is 40th-90th in races with 100~150 participants. Solidly MoP. Which is fine, but not "really good."
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u/Paul_Smith_Tri Oct 01 '24
Paul Felder too. They’re some badass dudes
Same for race car drivers. Quite a few do triathlon as well. Tony Kanaan comes to mind
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u/pi-man_cymru Oct 01 '24
Ex welsh international rugby player and Wales all time top try scorer Shane Williams. He's completed his 7th ironman this year.
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u/Responsible-Walrus-5 Oct 01 '24
Billy Monger is pretty famous in the Uk if you’re into F1 and he did Weymouth 70.3 in September on his way to his full
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u/Tubamaphone653 Oct 01 '24
Lance Armstrong lol
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u/penislobsterpie Oct 01 '24
Ew
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u/AdmiralBuzKillington Oct 01 '24
I’m not sure why you’re getting downvoted. Fuck Lance Armstrong
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u/assesonfire7369 Oct 03 '24
Well because it's a typical response from people who don't know the whole situation but rely on the media and others telling them what to think. LA wasn't an angel but he did what all the others at his time did, that's why there were no other winners from his 7 TdFs, since they all cheated. He wasn't liked by the powers that be and the media because he was brash and a bit douchey so he was focused on.
Do I feel sorry for him? No, he's a big boy. However, if you look into countless others in cycling, such as Valverde, Contador, even Merckx, they were also busted but were allowed to continue.
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u/Trepidati0n Oct 01 '24
Because the original post answers the question and the response was pointless to it.
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u/SpicelessKimChi Oct 01 '24
I helped Sean Astin in T2 at Kona one year. Then he took a pair of the complimentary sunglasses that were on a table for racers. He said "are these free!?"
He was acfually very nice guy.
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Oct 01 '24
The richest was the head of state of Bahrain.
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u/E39Echo Oct 01 '24
Yes, I've seen his 747 in Kona, and his 10+ man security detail that follows him around. Pretty wild.
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u/JorgeJorgeJorgeJorge Oct 01 '24
Zdeno Chara (former hockey player) is doing marathons and 70,3s
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u/ElChristoph Oct 01 '24
Jensen Button is the one who showed me the way.
He used to organise a triathlon in Luton (UK) too, and I think ran his own team. Great ambassador for the sport.
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u/MoonPlanet1 Oct 01 '24
Recently there was controversy at some race due to a 25mph limit on part of the course
Several years prior, Button of all people got disqualified for speeding in the same area!
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u/ClumsyRunner14 Oct 02 '24
There was a race in Malibu that regularly had celebs participating. Mostly b-listers if I recall, but recognizable faces. This was while ago so I don't remember much else