Kona Countdown: Greg Welch

The 1994 Ironman World Champion Greg Welch came on with us back in 2006 to go through his career. This show was hilarious.

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We’re officially less than 30 days out from the Ironman World Championship and in that honor, Competitor Radio will be running 30 of our favorite interviews with Ironman World Champions.

The 1994 Ironman World Champion Greg Welch came on with us back in 2006 to go through his career. This show was hilarious.  In my opinion, there is no question that if he wasn’t forced to retire because of heart issues, Welchy would have added an Olympic Gold Medal to his Ironman and ITU Tri and Du World Titles. Can you imagine anyone out running him in the first ever Olympic Triathlon in 2000 in his hometown of Sydney, Australia? Not likely.

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