Mark Cathcart

Random thoughts, ideas, criticisms, encouragement on triathlon. I'm not a triathlete anymore, but I was for 20-years. My real life is @cathcam.bsky.social

[Mark Cathcart @News4Tri]

For years here I've been posting potential misuses of the Ironman trademark. Here is a triathlon...

Organized by the Kongpo'gyada county government & Drukla township government, the two-day Outdoor Ironman triathlom combined cycling, rowing, and running.
https://t.co/Fo0rscT7Yi

[Mark Cathcart @News4Tri]

Yup, I made the right call. Trump is a willing idiot driven by this guy who is out of control.

[Mark Cathcart @News4Tri]

@dailybiblequote Can you explain exactly how you own the copyright to a bible that is at least 1,000 years old?

[Mark Cathcart @News4Tri]

It takes years of experience to run flat out , pass the leader in the last 50m and cross the finish line with a smile looking straight into the camera. Ladies and Gentlemen, the grande dame of Olympic Triathlon and the 2024 WCS Miyazaki🇯🇵 winner @gwenjorgensen

[Mark Cathcart @News4Tri]

@streakpodcast Is there a future in that? My cousin passed the knowledge, worked at it for 3-years, worked as a cabbie for 4-years quit and does day trading now.

(p.s. I've no real idea what day trading is, but it's doesn't sound ideal)

[Mark Cathcart @News4Tri]

They are off - Not massive waves, but looks like a hard choppy swim.

[World Triathlon @worldtriathlon]

Next Level Lineups 🔥

Check out the starting list for the women’s and men’s 2024 #MiyazakiWC 🇯🇵

#Triathlon #BeYourExtraordinarNext Level Lineups 🔥

Check out the starting list for the women’s and men’s 2024 #MiyazakiWC 🇯🇵

#Triathlon #BeYourExtraordinary

[Mark Cathcart @News4Tri]

@ando2040 @cathcam @rmappleby thanks Andrew, I had a Garmin Fenix watch circa 2002, and have stuck with newer versions. This is the same Mark, but I've quit from here except a couple of topic specific ID's. You can find me at @cathcam.bsky.social which I finally decided to join in the wee hours of the night.

[Mark Cathcart @News4Tri]

@erinstrout I've already deleted my main userid, I joined in March 2007... I've started over on Bluesky

[Mark Cathcart @News4Tri]

@UofDenver

https://t.co/7SOozZXpx5

[Mark Cathcart @News4Tri]

@thebricksession @m_m_callaghan @t100triathlon We were also kicking around some ideas on "clean sport" commitment but without a sustainable financial income stream it wasn't clear we could that with Ironman.

[Mark Cathcart @News4Tri]

@thebricksession @m_m_callaghan @t100triathlon It's not entirely clear quite how and when the PTU > PTO but Unions = Communism in the USA, so Union had to go. The only real way to take on Ironman was to provide an alternate race stream and Rich Allen found someone willing to fund it and went back to his day job.

[Mark Cathcart @News4Tri]

@Ondej941010 @thebricksession @t100triathlon Not in America. Not withstanding Gwen Jorgenson winning the World Championships 10-years after the first time, it's all Ironman everywhere, all the time. Short course is the on ramp for Ironman only.

[World Triathlon @worldtriathlon]

After 1️⃣2️⃣ stops starting in New Zealand back in February, the World Triathlon Cup season closes on a major double-header weekend, with the seventh edition of Cup racing heading to Miyazaki 🇯🇵 on Saturday morning, before the finale in Brasilia 🔥 Read more 👇

[Mark Cathcart @News4Tri]

@nedboulting the whole mud slide thing from a couple of years ago was nuts.

[Uli Fluhme @ulif]

Starting @gfny was one the best things @lidiafluhme and I have done for our life and we’re very fortunate to have been able to do it.

But it was brutally hard.

Thank you Wyatt of https://t.co/2s4zStscko for letting me share our story.

https://t.co/c7BqEG2ryk

[Mark Cathcart @News4Tri]

Former Florida legislator Loranne Ausle who is a 5x Ironman Finisher was seriously hurt at Ironman Florida on Saturday

https://t.co/oirHkqvnaw

[Mark Cathcart @News4Tri]

I'm guessing @netflix won't be showing ‘Vijay 69’ in the USA.

https://t.co/Vz5H2puJQI

[Mark Cathcart @News4Tri]

Congrats to @marcarreaux
And the women's triathlon team from @UofDenver
https://t.co/5k4Kwbfmxv

[Mark Cathcart @News4Tri]

@ORION_coaching My best ironman time came when I was 52, it was the only one of two years in my life I could afford a personal trainer. It didn't cost me even half a million. Just someone to meet me at 5am 4 days per week and keep my workouts and training honest

[Mark Cathcart @News4Tri]

@bensmithlive "So, let's see what makes him elite" you already told us. He spends $1.5 million a year. My best ironman time came when I was divorced, 52, and could afford a personal coach... You too can be like me... And you are welcome to it.