Ultra triathlete. Author. Musician. Stock broker. Humanitarian. Hall of Famer.
Steve King, the voice of triathlon all over the world, rarely takes time to breathe. The one-time Penticton Ironman Canada competitor and announcer has a lot to say on a number of topics.
The energetic King will speak on Attitudes, Inspirations and Possibilities Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., at the Vernon Lodge. Proceeds from the Kal RATS running club fundraiser will go to the Okanagan Rail Trail. Tickets are $15 with $10 going to the trail.
Get tickets at Zone4.ca. Seating is limited.
King is a registered clinical counsellor. He was an avid runner, race-walker and triathlete who has held six national age group records, has raced at Ironman and Ultraman triathlon distances and has been a member of Canada`s national 100-km team.
In 2001, he became only the second Canadian ever to complete the grueling Badwater Death Valley 135-mile run and he put together a photo journal of this challenge on YouTube, accompanied by his own rendition of the song ‘Road to Hell.’
King was the publisher of `Tri-Fit Quarterly,` a national triathlon magazine, author of a triathlon training log and CBC`s color commentator for the sport of triathlon.
He has been the race announcer for many events, including Ironman Canada. He has an avid interest in healthy balance and wholism and in 2012 he was inducted into the BC Athletics Hall of Fame.
King has worked as a private investigator, in hospitality management, as a Justice of the Peace and, since 1989, at Pathways Addictions Resource Centre in Penticton. He is the author of four books on energy psychology, PTSD, Existentialism and Authenticity.
He also co-edited ‘Running in the Zone` and is a contributing writer to ‘Gin & Platonic and Other Short Stories with a Twist’ and ‘Triathlete in Transition.’
ubject of collapsing the effects of PTSD.
Steve recorded a 16-song CD dedicated to his wife Jean entitled ‘Songs for Jean’, which can be heard by visiting http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/steveking1
Steve’s website is http://www2.vip.net/~stking/
Stephen (Steve) King has a B.Sc. degree in Health and Human Services and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor. He was an avid runner, race-walker and triathlete who has held six national age group records, has raced at Ironman and Ultraman triathlon distances and has been a member of Canada`s national 100km team. In 2001 he became only the second Canadian ever to complete the grueling Badwater Death Valley 135 mile run and he put together a photo journal of this challenge on YouTube, accompanied by his own rendition of the song ‘Road to Hell’.
Steve was the publisher of `Tri-Fit Quarterly`, a national triathlon magazine, author of a triathlon training log and CBC`s color commentator for the sport of triathlon. He has been the race announcer for many sports events including Ironman Canada (now Challenge Penticton). He has an avid interest in healthy balance and wholism and in 2012 he was inducted into the BC Athletics Hall of Fame and was honored by local businessmen who produced a bobblehead likeness of him. He is also in the Walk of Fame at Frontrunners in Victoria, BC.
Steve has worked in stockbroking, as a private investigator, in hospitality management, as a Justice of the Peace and, since 1989, at Pathways Addictions Resource Centre in Penticton. He is the author of four books on energy psychology, PTSD, Existentialism and Authenticity entitled, `Rapid Recovery: Accelerated Information Processing & Healing` ‘PTSD: Cleaning and Clearing Shock & Trauma’ ‘The Book of Existential Questions’ and ’12 Steps to Authenticity’. Together with Dan Cumming, he also co-edited ‘Running in the Zone` and is a contributing writer to ‘Gin & Platonic and Other Short Stories with a Twist’ and ‘Triathlete in Transition’. He has recently produced an online Udemy course on the subject of collapsing the effects of PTSD.
Steve recorded a 16-song CD dedicated to his wife Jean entitled ‘Songs for Jean’, which can be heard by visiting http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/steveking1