Zvichipiwa ndima iyi pamusoro triathlon, uyo akatanga Ironman
Context:Musi weChitatu, September 25, 1974, nhangemutange yacho yakatanga. Yakatanga nokumhanya makiromita 4,8 (3 mi), ichiteverwa nokuchovha bhasikoro kaviri ichitenderera Fiesta Island kwechikamu chemakiromita 8.0 (5 mi). Vatori vechikamu vaibva vaburuka pamabhasikoro avo, vopfekenura shangu dzavo, vomhanya mumvura kunoshambira vachienda kunyika. Ikoko kwakateverwa nokumhanya netsoka dzisina shangu, ipapo kushambirazve nomumhenderekedzo yegungwa, ipapo kushambira kwokupedzisira kusvikira pamusuo weFiesta Island, uye kukwira kwokupedzisira kumhenderekedzo yakatsvikinyidzana yevhu kuti upedze. Vazhinji vevakapinda vakanga vasiri nyanzvi dzokushambira, naizvozvo Johnstone akarayira mwanakomana wake ane makore 13 okukura kuti afambe achishambira pabhodhi rake rokushambira achiita somuponesi. Vamwe vatori vechikamu vakatora nguva yakareba kupfuura zvaitarisirwa, uye kwakatanga kusviba pavakapedza kushambira kwavo. Shanahan anoyeuka kuti vakasimudza motokari shomanana ndokupenyesa magetsi kuti vatambi vaone. Johnstone naShanahan vakashamiswa nenhamba huru yevakapinda (46), zvikurukuru vaibva kumakirabhu omunzvimbomo anomhanya. Vatambi vaviri vakakurumbira, Judy naJohn Collins, makore mana gare gare vakawana chiitiko icho chakaunza ngwariro yenyika yose kumutambo mutsva: Hawaii Ironman
Ironman yakatangwa naJudy naJohn Collins makore mana pashure pokutanga triathlon yomuzuva razvino uno inozivikanwa paChitatu, September 25th, 1974.