Steve Larsen, RIP

Holly sh*t, those are shocking and sad news. My thoughts are with his family...

Great athlete and competitor and family man.  He will be missed and prayers and thoughts to his family and friends.

So so sad. My thoughts are with his wife and kids.

Couldn't believe it when I first saw the news.  Shocked and saddened.

Prayers go out to his family.

Wow, that is very shocking and sad

Shane

Steve will be missed.  He was an ambassador of the sport; a true professional.  My thoughts and prayers go out to the Larsen family.



Mods can we get this stickied so it does not get buried in the forum

SO SO SAD!!! From Twitter this morning..

rochfreyYes, in shock after hearing about Steve Larson...makes me question why we work so hard at times and don't play more.

what happened?

Periodically you hear about cases like this and I can't help but think, if you are predispositioned for a heart attack, the best you can do is postpone it a little while.  Had be been eating a bacon-cheeseburger it wouldn't have surprised anyone....but it always seems odd to hear of an athlete dying from a heart attack.  Then again, non-smokers die from cancer all the time.  If you follow my logic....many factors.

~Mike

Edited by Rogillio 2009-05-20 12:52 PM

x2. I'm 38 and with three kids myself... makes me wonder if there's anything I can do to prevent this from happening. The guy was in great shape. I guess when it's your time to "go home" you don't have a whole lot of say in it.

yes, I saw this as well.  Very sad.  he exemplified the balance of work/personal/and triathlon life that most all of us strive for.  he made time to stop and smell the roses.  My prayers are with his family

Oh my God. I just bought some stuff from his web site and wrote him a note over on SlowTwitch. I can't believe this.

Very sad.  He was a very inspirational figure.

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They think it was a heart thing--I believe his heart has been sent to autopsy.

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I didn't know of Steve at all - just got into this sport. But I hope when my days are through I have people that will speak of me as they have of him. If that is the measure of a man, this guy was 10 feet tall.


And just a bit scary as well. I just scheduled a full physical. Been a couple years since I had the full workup.

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I was fortune to meet Steve , at the time i had no idea of who he was , and i was chatting with his kid about soccer and he was so interested in soccer as well because of his kid's passion for the sport. I feel for the family and especially his kids and wife. I lost my father in the early age and i can't imagine what they are going through right now, he was a champion, a superb athlete, a great leader, family man, and an incredible human being.
God Bless his family and friends.

"Stop for a second and think of everyone that you love, and remember, that they love you too"

RIP
:-(

you wanna cry? click on that xtri photo of him and his kids- beautiful, happy looking family...can't imagine what his wife and kids are going through....