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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Great race...what can I say, I'm an Ironman now!
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[177]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: The race was absolutely amazing. Everything I was hoping and much more. I signed up for '09 and can't wait it. This was my first year in triathlon and I'm very happy to have finished my first IM in a reasonable time. I trained my ass off for a long time, but due to unexpected life changes I essentially stopped training about 8 weeks out from the race. I lost quite a bit of speed and fitness. I was super happy to finish strong and get my cactus medal!
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[178]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I'm subtitling this race as: Blood and Gatorade. I got to one aid station, and they hadn't tightened the top of the bottle well enough, so I was cleaning out my leg wounds with Gatorade. Weird stuff. It was a great race. My coach really helped prepare me, and my family was wonderful. The volunteers were great and the race was well organized. It was a good race, especially for my first season. My daughter and I have signed up for next year. I'll do better next year.
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[179]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: What can I say? I got to meet some cool BT'ers, some formally, some just a quick hello (Chippy, Zilla, Trixie, Jess, Q, ChrisM, Bryancd, scallopini, to name a few), I laughed my ass off on the bike for 6 hours because of that ridiculous clown horn I have mounted on my aero bars (it will be staying on...it's THAT good), I met some people from all over the world on the course, I PR'd everything (heh), I got the stickers, the tattoo, the feeling, the accomplishment and most of all, I got to honor my big brother's memory with my little brother. This was all that it was hyped to be and so much more. If you read all this, it must have been a slow day at the office, but hey, you only do your 1st IM once, and I had a lot to say. So there. I will attach some pictures...or it didn't happen, right? The first is me and Andy Potts and Coach Mike, a bike pic, me right after the race, me as I finished and lastly the left foot that developed those pesky mind over matter blisters 8 miles into the
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[181]
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  • Comments: I don't plan on doing another IM for a few years. I'll definitely do some more in the future, but I need a break and my family really needs a break. I would like to get to a place in my life where I could train to be able to actually race an IM rather than just finish one, and this point in my life is not that place. I'm looking forward to volunteering next year and returning the support that so many of my friends on this site showed me this past weekend. Special thanks to Sally (riorio) for helping me find my bag in transition, Tanya (StandsWithFist) for catching me (and my bike) coming into T2, Jen (sportyj), Josh (robot) and Tanya again for nutrition, family communication logistics and moral support at the run aid station, Astrid (SauseEnte) for moral support and personal photography on the run and at the finish, Rick (azstaterick) for finish line high-fives and Chris (cordova61) and Kerri (Ktriathlete) for support and some laughs after the finish.
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[182]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: once again IM puts on a good race. lots of support which is the most important thing in my book. this was my 2nd IM and both have been IMAZ. i think its time to find a new destination in 2010. i like AZ but with everything that goes into the race prep and race week i want to experience a different location.
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[183]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Awesome experience. Finished (primary goal). Didn't walk on the marathon except water stops and hills (secondary goal). And beat 13 hours (tertiary goal). Probably would have met my stretch goal of 12:30 if not for the cramp and stomach problems. For my first -- and probably only -- full Ironman, I couldn't be happier.
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[184]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: In the end, it was a great race, beating my Ironman Florida time by almost an hour. But I suffered a lot more. At times I wondered why I would ever want to do one again. I am already signed up for Lake Placid in July 2009, and I am still skeptical of that race, but it is pretty common to think like this right after a race. Ask me in a few days and I will be excited about Lake Placid.
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[185]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: What can I say, this is an Ironman and they always do a good job. I will say though that I have done IM Louisville and IM CdA and did IMAZ once before and of all those I like IMAZ the least. The course is just not as interesting and for whatever reason there just doesn't seem to be as much fanfare.
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[186]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: That's a big goal down. Five Ironman races, ending with a PR at 11:24. I'm really beat up right now, and considering retiring from all this noise, but I'm pretty sure that won't happen. It's been a long road with BT since the first Ironman in 2005, and I'm thrilled to have raced Kona, the XTerra World Championship, made Team USA, and finished the five Ironman races; all following the training plans in BT.com. Crazy.
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[187]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Wow, what a great day! I have to thank my coach most of all Mike Ricci of D3! He had me so well trained that I hit almost every time goal on the nose! Thanks Mike, you rock!!!! Stuck around with Richard and Julia, and Trixie to watch others come in. Had a few beers in my cooler so I shared those as well. Nice to meet some other Bt'ers as well. What a great day! I think this is my last IM for a while. A long while. Thanks for reading.
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  • Comments: I hadn't wanted to do a 15:30 Ironman, partly because of ego, but also because I didn't really want to be on my feet for that long. To say that it hurt at the end doesn't really encompass it. That was, by far, one of the most painful experiences I've ever had. I think back on the race and I can pin point specific moments where I could have shaved literally hours off my time. And maybe someday I'll go back and do just that. I think I do myself a disservice by being friends with so many accomplished athletes. I've watched these "mere mortals" train for and race Ironmans for the past three years, and I think the extent of how ... I don't know, hard, amazing, challenging, awesome, it all is has...lessened, to an extent. When I first heard of Ironman, and learned what the distances were, I was overwhelmed. Over time, that feeling went away. I came to believe -- and I still kind of believe this -- that anyone can finish an ironman, provided they want to train for it. But, it's more than
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[189]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Great race, and will do it again in another few years. Need to concentrate on shorter distances for right now, and build my fitness level. So doing Olympics and HIM for the next two years.
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[190]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I "borrowed" a photo from cactus steve for this report - but his is a race that photo buying is high on my list! :) Many thanks to my freinds and peeps on BT. Without them I would not have come this far in the last 1.5 years. Also, a special shout out ot all of my ESCKTC pals - especially those at the race - that kept me going and saw me finish. Thanks to all of you - I AM AN IRONMAN!!!!!!!
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[191]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: THis was a top notch event. They actually had too many volunteers over 3500 and had to turn some away. The community fully supported the race and the extras (Welcome and award banquets) we well done. The expo was a bit sparse but I rarely spend much time at the expo. We actually got Mike RIley to lose his voice by the awards banquet,
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[192]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Race was amazing! Great first IM. Lot's of places for family and friends to see you and cheer you on. Only disappointment was the nutrition after the race. Pizza, French fries, some feeble looking grapes, bananas and orange slices.
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[193]
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[194]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Closing credits: THANK YOU TO: Zac – my husband, for understanding and helping me through what turned into a 2 year endeavor. And for supporting my crazy goals now that this IM is over. :) I love you! Mom & Dad – for support and being there at the finish and taking care of our poochies Mom & Dad in law – for being there 2 years in a row and cheering on the course Shari – for helping me put the wheels back on and encouraging me through training Johnny – for those long training rides Jenn – for the wonderful posters and e-mails throughout the training Tammy (Zilla) & Julie – for making me smile each time I saw you and for being out there ALL day cheering All my friends that followed the blog – Thanks! The Tucson Tri Girls – Everyone that e-mailed throughout the training, followed my blog, and offered words of encouragement. Thank you all! Beginner Triathlete.com (the BTers) – Thanks to everyone that responded on my original melt-down thread in 2007, that followed my blog and “inspired
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[195]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I have to thank two people above all for making this week happen. Scott King and my brother John. Without those two i'm not sure where i'd be. I also want to thank all the BT support out there. From Bolton on the run course, to Chip, Jess, Marcy, Steve, Aaron on the run, and numerous others. That race was the hardest thing ive done to date. A LOT OF people were broken down by that race. I.. for one was NOT. I held strong and NEVER lost faith that I had it in me. That is why I'm going to Kona in October. Im excited to see what I can do there... Thanks again to everyone that made this race possible.
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[196]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: It's an IronMan with all the hype and big scene, but the closer you get to midnight, the less there is; of everything. It could be debated that the BOP needs good treatment too, but it's just not always going to happen, and that's the way it is. I had a good experience and glad I finished, but I'm still wrestling with whether it was "worth it".
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[197]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: In my day dreams I had imagined this day. It turned out even better than I had dreamed about.
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[198]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: My first attempt at IM distance, there will be another but not until 2010 per the MRS, I have a 1 year old son and 3 year old daughter that lost some time with daddy. Now if i get a lottery spot next year, the wife said ok. :)
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[199]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: IMAZ was very well organized. The multi loop course is very spectator friendly. My supporters were out there all day and were able to move around the course easily. They even found some great viewing spots with shade! Thanks go to them and especially my wife, Michele. She's already asked which race I'm doing in '09! The climate is hot and dry. But I'll take hot and dry over hot and humid any day. I love the Southwest US, so for me this is a race I'll do again some day. The volunteers were awesome. Thanks go out to all the volunteers. You guys made this a great race experience. And thanks to all the BT'ers both at the race and online who supported us. You guys are great.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability:

  • Comments: Just THANK YOU....TO EVERYONE and especially my family. They are the ones that got me thru it. They are the ones that kept me going. They are the ones that sacrificed their time so I can train. They are the ones that allowed me to become an Ironman.
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