THE DON
THREE-TIME OLYMPIAN, FOUR-TIME ITU WORLD CHAMPION (IN TRIATHLON AND DUATHLON), ITU WORLD CUP VICTOR AND IRONMAN-DISTANCE WORLD RECORD HOLDER TIM DON, AKA THE DON, SETTLES FOR NOTHING LESS THAN REACHING HIS GREATEST POTENTIAL.
WHEN DON WAS HIT BY A CAR WHILE CYCLING ALONG QUEEN KA’AHUMANU HIGHWAY TWO DAYS BEFORE 2017 IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII, HE WAS IN PEAK FORM AND A CONTENDER FOR THE PODIUM.
DON SUFFERED A HANGMAN’S FRACTURE TO HIS NECK AND SPENT THREE MONTHS RECOVERING IN A HALO BRACE, YET HIS SHEER DETERMINATION AND DESIRE TO BE AT THE TOP OF HIS SPORT SAW HIM RETURN TO COMPETE IN THE 2018 BOSTON MARATHON AND RUN A 2:49:42, AND GO ON TO QUALIFY FOR THE 2018 IRONMAN WORLDS. TRAIL RUNNER MAGAZINE’S MICHELLE CURRAN FINDS OUT WHAT DRIVES DON TO BE HIS ABSOLUTE BEST VERSION OF HIMSELF…
a 21-year career competing in triathlon, the slightly quirky, fun-loving Tim Don has become
