Richard Alamo, Conquering Demons on the Race Course

December 29, 2014

One man’s sobering journey through IRONMAN. by Lisa Dobear When 38-year-old Richard Alamo talks about going into “survival mode,” he isn’t referring to the grueling 140.6 miles it takes to get to an IRONMAN finish line. For the four-time IRONMAN finisher, survival mode used to be a 30-pack of beer and a couch. “Before IRONMAN…

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Eric Byrnes

November 21, 2014

Eric Byrnes played 11 years of Major League Baseball for Oakland, Arizona, and Seattle. His transition to triathlon wasn’t seamless – Eric couldn’t swim 25 yards when he first started in the sport and did his first tri on a beach cruiser. But Byrnes, now an MLB Network analyst, persisted and finished IRONMAN Arizona in 2011…

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THE SALVATION ARMY RAY AND JOAN KROC CENTER IN COEUR D’ALENE

July 24, 2014

For the past 6 years, The IRONMAN Foundation has provided over $60,000 in community fund grants to support swim lessons offered to all third graders in Kootenai County of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The Foundation’s donations make the swimming program more accessible for students, as well as providing items such as towels and bathing suits to…

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Thad Beaty

November 16, 2012

Thad Beaty, guitarist for the country band Sugarland, competed in the IRONMAN World Championship and fundraised through IMF for “Musicares,” a nonprofit helping music industry professionals in tough times.

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