SHY GIANTS
  • Introduction
  • Episode 1: Heritage: the Hawaiian Ironman Episode 2: The women of Ironman Episode 3: The Canadian Ironperson, 1983 Episode 4: A homemade Ironman Episode 5: Val comes to Canada Episode 6: The Aloha years Episode 7: Triathlon goes international Episode 8: Ironman goes international (coming soon) Episode 9: The artist and the athlete (coming soon) Episode 10: A few good men (coming soon) Episode 11: Crews (coming soon)
  • 1985 Race Film
  • Selected photos
  • Contact me

SHY GIANTS

  • Introduction/
  • Episodes/
    • Episode 1: Heritage: the Hawaiian Ironman
    • Episode 2: The women of Ironman
    • Episode 3: The Canadian Ironperson, 1983
    • Episode 4: A homemade Ironman
    • Episode 5: Val comes to Canada
    • Episode 6: The Aloha years
    • Episode 7: Triathlon goes international
    • Episode 8: Ironman goes international (coming soon)
    • Episode 9: The artist and the athlete (coming soon)
    • Episode 10: A few good men (coming soon)
    • Episode 11: Crews (coming soon)
  • 1985 Race Film/
  • Selected photos/
  • Contact me/

SHY GIANTS

The lost women of Ironman

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SHY GIANTS

  • Introduction/
  • Episodes/
    • Episode 1: Heritage: the Hawaiian Ironman
    • Episode 2: The women of Ironman
    • Episode 3: The Canadian Ironperson, 1983
    • Episode 4: A homemade Ironman
    • Episode 5: Val comes to Canada
    • Episode 6: The Aloha years
    • Episode 7: Triathlon goes international
    • Episode 8: Ironman goes international (coming soon)
    • Episode 9: The artist and the athlete (coming soon)
    • Episode 10: A few good men (coming soon)
    • Episode 11: Crews (coming soon)
  • 1985 Race Film/
  • Selected photos/
  • Contact me/
October 27, 2016

Please comment on my site!

October 27, 2016/ Lynn Van Dove

I hope you enjoy Shy Giants. Please comment on the site here.

Lynn

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Lynn Van Dove

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  • Introduction/
  • Episodes/
    • Episode 1: Heritage: the Hawaiian Ironman
    • Episode 2: The women of Ironman
    • Episode 3: The Canadian Ironperson, 1983
    • Episode 4: A homemade Ironman
    • Episode 5: Val comes to Canada
    • Episode 6: The Aloha years
    • Episode 7: Triathlon goes international
    • Episode 8: Ironman goes international (coming soon)
    • Episode 9: The artist and the athlete (coming soon)
    • Episode 10: A few good men (coming soon)
    • Episode 11: Crews (coming soon)
  • 1985 Race Film/
  • Selected photos/
  • Contact me/

SHY GIANTS

SHY GIANTS is a web site devoted to the lost women of Ironman: the women whose efforts in founding the sport of triathlon, and the phenomenon of Ironman ultra-distance triathlons, have too often been overlooked. The site was conceived and designed by Lynn Van Dove. 

The site will consists of several episodes telling the story of Ironman's "Aloha Years", between 1978 and 1990, when Ironman was “more than just a race”. The site will tell the story from Hawaii to Canada to Japan and beyond, but with particular focus on Ironman Canada. Each episode will feature video, photos, text and documents. The aim is to create a record of the organizational and inspirational contributions of a number of key women in the creation and development of ultra-distance triathlon.

The lost women of Ironman infused their races with creative resourcefulness, meticulous attention to detail and tireless concern and respect for every athlete. These women were shy giants but giants nonetheless.