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Joe Cook is an idiot. / The reason I know this is because I've spoken with him. He sounded intelligent, reasonable, level-headed...but that's all deceptive and I wasn't fooled for a minute. Read the story »
Anybody who runs a leading edge business will tell you the same thing: "Innovate or die." Read the story »
Last month in Kona someone asked me an interesting question: "You obviously love everything about the sport," this person began, "so when are you going to do an Ironman yourself?" It was a reasonable question to ask and I considered it carefully prior to replying. Read the story »
I fancy myself a writer, but there are some things words just can't capture. So, herewith a few visuals of a truly incredible day. Read the story »
There are nine thousand books and ten times that many magazine articles telling you how to train for the Ironman. Remarkably, there is nothing anywhere telling you how to watch the Ironman. Read the story »
After my little essay on the Hawaiian language was posted here yesterday, I received a scathing e-mail from my literary agent's assistant, Nikki Van De Car. Turns out Nikki grew up in Volcano, a little town right near the Kilauea crater where she apparently inhaled so much sulfur she forgot that you never insult the client. But she did, more than likely in gleeful retribution for all the abuse I most certainly never heaped on her. Herewith her unsportsmanlike corrections to my scholarly ditherings. Read the story »
Actually, I should have called this "Pronouncing Hawaiian." Read the story »
If there's one thing about the 2007 Ironman that's a virtual certainty, it's that there are going to be two great horse races in the pro ranks. Read the story »
