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Ex-Marlin Conine Takes On New Sport

Triathlon, meh...I’m sure Bob Seagren would kick his ass.

Jeff Conine retired last fall from major-league baseball after a 17-year career.

He was 41.

Then he thought, “What am I going to do now?”

“And then I started thinking seriously about doing an Ironman triathlon, something that had been in the back of my mind,” he said. “I guess guys in my position are supposed to take it easy. But I have no desire to take it easy. I like the idea of swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles and running 26.2 miles at Hawaii’s Ironman world championship in October.”

Repoz Posted: April 26, 2008 at 02:41 PM | 9 comment(s)
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1. phatj Posted: April 26, 2008 at 03:20 PM (#2759846)

There's not taking it easy, and then there's doing an Ironman. Geez.

2. The Most Interesting Man In The World Posted: April 26, 2008 at 04:26 PM (#2759919)

Hey good for him. I guess it's that kind of attitude that keeps a solid-yet-not superstar in baseball past the age of 40 to begin with.

Maybe he'll be racing against Julio Franco.

3. Chris Dial Posted: April 26, 2008 at 04:52 PM (#2759930)

Huh. I was sure this was going to be about racquetball, where COnine has been a high-ranked player hsi entire baseball career.

4. Padraic Posted: April 26, 2008 at 05:17 PM (#2759935)

It wouldn't be "new" then.

5. RMc is the President of the United States Posted: April 26, 2008 at 10:19 PM (#2760244)

I'm not much of a swimmer, but I could probably do the biking and running parts. If you gave me, like, a week.

6. Chris Dial Posted: April 26, 2008 at 10:23 PM (#2760249)

It wouldn't be "new" then.

The media is a bunch of idiots.

7. Le Samourai Posted: April 26, 2008 at 10:55 PM (#2760274)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tRB1p89k7_I

8. Darren Posted: April 26, 2008 at 11:15 PM (#2760295)

I'm surprised raquetball isn't banned in his MLB contracts. It's murder on your knees and probably tough on other parts too.

9. Grumbledook Posted: April 27, 2008 at 01:04 AM (#2760342)

I'm surprised raquetball isn't banned in his MLB contracts. It's murder on your knees and probably tough on other parts too.

And it's played by people with weird nicknames, like The Eradicator.

10. Grumbledook Posted: April 27, 2008 at 01:05 AM (#2760343)

I'm surprised raquetball isn't banned in his MLB contracts. It's murder on your knees and probably tough on other parts too.

And it's played by people with weird nicknames, like The Eradicator.

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