Julie Moss Crawl of Fame

Welcome

Welcome to Episode #174 of the Mile High Endurance podcast.  You are listening to your weekly connection to coaches, experts and pro athletes to help you reach your endurance and triathlon goals.  We are your hosts coach Rich Soares and 303 Chief Bill Plock.   Thanks for joining us for another week of endurance interviews and discussion.  

We have a very special guest today.  In 1982, the World watched on ABC's Wide World of Sports as Julie Moss, in first place, collapsed within yards of the finish line in Kailua Kona at the Ironman World Championship. She would continue to crawl her way toward the finish line dragging her legs behind her.  Today we remember this moment, the day of the race and the years that followed with the legendary Julie Moss as we talk about her book, Crawl of Fame.

We hope you enjoyed last week's interview with Alex Hutchinson about the book "Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Potential".

 

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In Today's Show:

• Take-aways from Julie Moss
• Video of the Week
• Endurance Trivia
• Articles
• News
• Upcoming interviews

 

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Interview Introduction:

Julie Moss is one guest who does not need an introduction in the standard way we provide background and bio information.

Julie was born on October 8, 1958 in Carlsbad California. Her given name was Julie Donna Moss, though her mom wanted to name her Julie Dawn.  As a young girl she idolized strong female characters like Scout from To Kill A Mockingbird and read as many of the Nancy Drew novels as her library carried. She was an avid surfer and Life guard and often skipped class to ride waves.  She of course became an Ironman in 1982 and ended up falling in love and marrying Mark Allen.  They were the prince charming and princess of triathlon, but ultimately grew apart. 

 

Her story in the book is told from her perspective and those of some of her closest friends and relatives.  It is honest, inspiring, educational and entertaining.Let's spend some time with our guest interview.

 

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Julie Moss Interview Discussion

• Incredible courage to put her full story and such personal details in the book
• Did you know that there were only 12 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet?
• Funny story about the Sizzler consideration
• Book signings in the Denver Area
• Training with Wendy Ingram prior to Boulder
• Racing Boulder 70.3
• Thank you Jessica Case from Pegasus Books for the copy of the book. 

 

Video of the Week:

Julie Moss - Ironman 1982

 

Endurance Trivia:

Question #1 - What was the entry fee for the Ironman World Championship in 1982?

1. $55
2. $85
3. $105
4. $125

Question #2 - Julie wore what for headgear on the bike?

1. Bike helmet
2. Sweat band
3. Cycling cap
4. Skateboard helmet

Question #3 - In 1982 there were 580 registered competitors.  In 1981, the number was

1. 80
2. 180
3. 280
4. 380

Question #4 - Julie had an addiction to

1. Triathlon
2. Pain killers
3. Alcohol
4. Clove cigarettes

 

 

News:

• https://303triathlon.com/barry-siff-resigns-as-usa-triathlon-board-of-directors-president/
• https://303triathlon.com/columbine-survivors-to-run-the-boston-marathon/
• https://www.runnersworld.com/news/g27045805/boston-marathon-highlights/

 

Upcoming Interviews:

• National champion cyclist, Denise Korenek on her record breaking feat of being the fastest sustained cycling speed of 184 mph.  You may have read the brief article in 2019, Issue 1 of Bicycling. We have an exclusive interview with Denise to hear about The Speed Project.
• Member of the 1995 US Postal Service team, teammate of Lance Armstrong in 1999, 2000, and 2001.  Olympic games 2000 and 2004.  National road race champion in 2008.  Co-author of the 2012 The Secret Race.  We are featuring Tyler Hamilton Training with coach Jim Capra and Tyler Hamilton.
• Running coach Andrew Simmons of Lifelong Endurance is joining us to talk about running coaching tips.  We can add coach Andrew to the long list of coaches who advocate lots of base work and some high end intensity.  His TrainingPeaks article Training in the Grey Zone: How to Avoid the Zone 3 Plateau is a read recommendation, but we are going to talk about it on the show.
• Justin Blalog - Film Shared Territory: Gravel Bike Across Iceland

 

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