I was able to watch most of the Hawaii Ironman coverage on Saturday and thought the pro race coverage was decent. I always would love to see more but that is what the live Internet coverage is for. The NBC show is created for a much greater audience than just a small percentage of endurance junkies.

It was interesting to see how even the pros can even have trouble with the basics. It was a bit painful watching the eventual winner Chris Mccormack struggle with putting on his helmet in T1. I felt bad for the guy but it did show he really is human after all. Chris is a triathlon stud and it was great to see him finally win the big one. He is a great ambassador of the sport.

Speaking of pain, it also was not easy watching Natascha Badmann suffer for 50 miles on the bike after hitting a cone before eventually dropping out. She will be back, probably stronger than ever.

An extra emotional and inspirational moment for me was watching double below-the-knee amputee Scott Rigsby finish the Hawaii Ironman in 16:42:46. Stories like this help to remind that the real limits to human potential are those we keep in our mind.

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