Elite/world-class "Clydesdale" triathletes?

Don't think he is elite status any longer but this guy in Dallas is pretty good.

 http://playtri.com/zaher.php

ChrisM - 2008-09-11 10:04 PM Well, Torbjorn Sindballe is a BIG guy at the top of the tri world (3d at Kona) and weighs in at a whopping 176

His was the name I was trying to remember.  However, I thought he was heavier.  Dang, my 6'7" 225# looks worse and worse all the time.

I'm curious how he would do if he had to s/b/r with a 45# plate on his back (I know it's not the same)....

Probably not quite in the "Elite" category but a friend of mine went from 260 lbs to running a 3:09 Marathon. "Marathon and Beyond" is currently in the process of doing a story about him so if your interested keep an eye out for it. The title of the story is going to be:

"260 to 3:09 - My long, strange and highly unlikely journey from Montana to Boston"

An interesting tidbit is that the title is a play on the screen name of another friend of mine, "261 to 26.2". He started out at 261 LBS and his best marathon time is just a hair over 3 Hours. (he was shooting for Sub-3 at Tucson last year and missed it by 4 seconds)

Just curious, why didn't he take some creative liberties and go with 262 to 26.2?  My weight fluctuates 5 lbs a day, so it wouldn't be a lie.

Regardless, those are inspirational stories I like to hear...

anothe 'big boy' is Matt Reed height 6'5" weight 180 pounds.

winner of St Anthony's and part of USA tri olympic team: http://mattyreed.com/news/index.php 

amiine - 2008-09-12 10:07 AM

Aikidoman - 2008-09-12 11:43 AM

ChrisM - 2008-09-11 10:04 PM Well, Torbjorn Sindballe is a BIG guy at the top of the tri world (3d at Kona) and weighs in at a whopping 176

His was the name I was trying to remember.  However, I thought he was heavier.  Dang, my 6'7" 225# looks worse and worse all the time.

I'm curious how he would do if he had to s/b/r with a 45# plate on his back (I know it's not the same)....

imagine if you would s/b/r with 25 pounds less

Heh, I do, every day!  I would be SOOOO fast  (as long as I didn't lose strength).  If I could get to 205, I could be a force, since I'm just short of the podium for my AG right naw as I am, at some races...

For example, I used to be 235 when playing beach volleyball, but then dropped about 20 pounds.  I could get to SO many more balls and make so many more plays because I didn't have to drag 20 extra pounds around.

djluscher - 2008-09-12 10:16 AM

Aikidoman - 2008-09-12 10:43 AM I'm curious how he would do if he had to s/b/r with a 45# plate on his back (I know it's not the same)....

 

i think the b/r would be strongly affected by the drowning and susbsequent resucitation

LOL!  (And I give out "LOL's" sparingly!)

yea Ahmed is a pretty cool guy also.. I think he is around 8-9 % bodyfat still smoking fast at 44 or 45.

I keep thinking if I could get to single digit body fat I'd be around 200lbs, but then the economy would stall if I'm not snacking on M&M's  

He is still a bit over 200 lbs and races as a clyde if they happen to have the division available in the Marathons he runs.

He is super fast and according to Athlinks, is my prime competition. (we have run a lot of the same local races)

And winner of about 3 grand as of this mornings Malibu Olympics (he took third)

Here's a guy who carries an extra 140 pounds or so and is (as far as I'm concerned) as elite as they get... www.cjcphoto.com/can 

 There are quite a few large people who do tri's... ironman distance. I know a guy like you who competes as a clyde. He also can't lose much more weight as he  is a police officer and needs to be able to fight. He has a rather dangerous appearance...not too small... not too big... strong and quick.  

 Ron

 When being chased by a bear... You don't have to outrun the bear... You just have to outrun the other guy.