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Over 400,000 people finish marathons in the U.S. every year. |
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Membership in USA Triathlon has nearly quadrupled since 1997. |
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Over 110,000 women have competed in the Danskin triathlon series since it launched in 1990. |
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Outdoor Life Network (OLN), which televised 7 Ironman races in 2004, has expanded its reach from 1 to 60 million households since 1995. ESPN International televised another 4 races. |
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2.2 million people tuned into OLN to watch the final stage of the 2003 Tour de France. |
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"At the very top end of the sport, there's a large pool of very good athletes. The physical differences between those athletes are minimal. The people that win are different due to character. That's the #1 thing I look for."
- Murphy Reinschreiber, Agent, PCH Sports
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"All the great champions have to win in Hawaii. All the great champions have lost there. It's like the Tour de France. The Tour is in a league of its own, and so is Ironman Hawaii. The other races don't have the history, don't have the power, don't have the glory."
- John Duke, Publisher, Triathlete magazine
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"We human beings love to watch the quest, the fight. We are drawn to the person who gives every ounce of his being to win."
- Ivana Chubbuck, "The Power of the Actor"
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"All the great champions have to win in Hawaii. All the great champions have lost there. It's like the Tour de France. The Tour is in a league of its own, and so is Ironman Hawaii. The other races don't have the history, don't have the power, don't have the glory."
- John Duke, Publisher, Triathlete magazine
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