Races

Race Reports for Ironman U.S. Championship 2011

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Reported by:

rwpingel

Race rating (5)

• 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: Upon crossing the finish line, a team of volunteers and medical staff either catch or collect you (think like they do with a boxer after he gets knocked down). After checking me over, they declared me in good condition and I was released to go find my family. After stumbling around a bit, I finally found them and gave them some pretty gnarly hugs, and my daughter Katie quickly claimed my medal. After a couple of slices of pizza, I returned to the finish area for my post-race message and stopped by the medical tent to finally have my ankle cleaned-up and attended to. I'm convinced that the doctor thought I was crazy, but, she let me go anyway. Back at the hotel and after a long shower, burger and beer, I was able to reflect on the race and the years of racing that I had to do to ultimately cross that epic finish line. I lay awake for most of that night as my wife and kids slept from the exhaustion that was their day of chasing and supporting me around Lake Placid and the Adirondack

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