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Race Reports for Ironman Florida 2010

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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: Just a brilliant event by WTC and performance by Slayer. Awesome coaching, sherpa, friends, and teammates.
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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: Too hard

  • Comments: I waiting a couple months before writing this race report to let myself process this race. One of the things that Im still struggling with is how I feel about the race in retrospect. I don't want to say it was easy because it obviously wasn't but I think my expectations were that it was going to be more grueling or difficult than I thought. I guess Im a little dissapointed that it wasn't. I also am a little dissapointed that I wasn't affected emotionally by the finish. I've cried in every marathon finish I've had but part of the difference was that this was an all day thing so I think I was just more ready to be done with everything. My first words across the finish line was that "I will never do that again" but I can't say that it true. i just know that it won't be for quite a while.
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  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
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  • Comments: The support of the other runners and the crowd was incredible: themed aid stations (circus, wizards, scantly clad women all come to mind), people shouting my name, music...so cool. Strong memories include being in the dunes right at sundown, the deer that ran across the road 10 feet in front of me in a neighborhood, getting choked up at mile 25 when the crowds built up for the finish. I reflected on all of the friends and family that helped me get there, trained with me, supported me and made this journey all it could have been. I thought of my dad a lot, who taught me about living a healthy life, having fun and creating memories. He was with me in spirit while rooting me on from above. Absolutely an incredible day.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: WTC puts on amazing races that attracts athletes from around the world, with many spectators and volunteers that makes racing an IM distance race magical. Weather was unusual for the race, but with most Ironman races obstacle come up and we athletes have to adapt. Personally I prefer cold and wind to constant rain or hot but we never know what race day will hold. I'm fortunate to have overcome a lot to be able to toe the line well trained. I'm very pleased with how I executed my race given my fitness. My experience racing was fantastic. I'm content with how I did. I'm optimistic with solid consistent training without major injury and more miles in my legs that I have more improvement...we'll see what next year's race might bring.
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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: Medal was very small and post race food marginal. Volunteers were great and the event ran well. Overall venue was OK
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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 no Yeats...I can not paint in words the feelings I have about completing this race, or the excellent week I had leading up to race day, or the joy, good times and struggles I've had over the last year of training. I won't be able to convey enough...enough of the laughter, excitement, emotion, fear, confidence, exhaustion or love I've felt...for my family for giving up so much so I could do this crazy assed Ironman, for all the people I've been on this journey with for the last year, for my coach for pushing me...looking in my eyes and telling me I can do more, and somehow giving me the confidence in myself to believe him, for Ranger for seeing what could be in black and white so many months ago..."We're doing IMFL...you, me and Team Fraser", for all my teammates who have all had their own struggles to get to PCB and the starting line but have made it all worth it to share it together, for everybody who came down to support us at the race...their cheering and support and smiling faces
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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: This was such an amazing experience. To have my family right their with me to share this was just awesome! And to also have the support of so many of my friends at home sending their words of encouragement and congratulations and following me online throughout the day made me feel so blessed to have such wonderful people in my life to share these moments with!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: When I was lying on the floor at work with back spasms on Dec. 28, waiting for an ambulance ride to the ER, less than 2 months after signing up for the race, I wasn't sure it would happen. However, J was right there, making me laugh, despite how much pain I was in, and he stuck with me in the ER, taking me to the bathroom when I couldn't walk alone, taking me to the orthopedic surgeon when my foot no longer worked, taking me to the anesthesiologist to get drugs injected into my spine, telling me to take it easy when I got over-zealous, and telling me to not be a sissy when I was ready to give up. We survived training, wedding planning, the actual wedding, a mini-honeymoon, buying a house, selling a house, and moving. I could not have done it without him. It also was so special to have my parents at the race. They thought we were more crazy than normal, but sure enough, they came. Maybe to see me once more before my impending death. No matter the reason, I appreciated their support.
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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 been chasing a Kona slot for the past 5 years, realistically the past 3. Last year was a huge disappointment for me with getting hit by a car on mile 2 of the bike. It feels like a huge weight off my sholders to have finally accomplished this goal. Now on to figuring out what my goal is going to be for Hawaii next October.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I was shooting for a sub 15:00 hour race. I was very pleased to go under 14 hours. The weather was perfect for me.
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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: Overall, I loved the race and the experience. In general, WTC put on a great race, and the vibe around time was tremendous. The pre-race registration was a nightmare, but it was only one day. The race itself and the post race atmosphere was great. The volunteers were also great, and can't be thanked enough. Finally, the crowd support on the run was a lot of fun.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I loved this race and I'm doing it again next year. My goal was to PR and my best IM time was 14:31. I shaved off 1:30 which I am extacted about. My ultimate goal was to come in under 13 which I did. Now to next year's goal of 12:30 !
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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 next day was time to enjoy the beach, and hang out with my uncle. We bought some beer after pigging out on Mexican and ice cream, and I was out cold after drinking half of the 24 ounce bottle… ouch! Thanks to my family, friends and coworkers that put up with me through all the training, I know it’s annoying sometimes, but it’s what I do. You’ll be glad to know that I’m taking a year off from long distance triathlons ;-)
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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: More toilets in transition please. Also, more lights in the park, crap it was like spellunking out there. If they could tweak the bike course to avoid the one out/back where special needs is that would be good. And more ref's to eliminate the bike cheating and the pacers on the run course. Really, you need a pacer? Come on dude. I loved this race. I gained ground with every transition. It was the hardest one for me and yet I did it. Not my fastest, not my slowest. The porridge was just right.
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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: My 1st Ironman and I wouldn't change it for the world!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: First off I don't think doing this distance is possible without a strong support system at home and I have the best! Connie puts up with the long workouts on the weekends and worries about me when I am gone. On race day she is the best cheerleader out there! Everyone should be as fortunate as I am!! Thanks also to all the other BT'ers that did this race and participated in the IMFL race thread! Great group that kept me motivated and my focus on the race! Also the pemmstate mentor thread is an awesome group that gave me a lot of knowledge, support and motivation as well! Thanks guys! I also need to give a huge thanks to all my friends here on BT for the inspires and support, and when I actually managed to spend some time at home I was fortunate enough to get to train with some of you!
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  • Comments: I was very happy with my performance in this race. It was a great first IM for me. I was sore the next day, but not any more sore than after a stand alone marathon. My body did well with the training volume and I enjoyed it. I do think there is another IM in my future, but not for at least a year. I need to be a mom for a while.
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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: Ironman Florida is in the books. Definitely not my day. I had a great swim, a pretty darn good (for me) bike, and then just completely fell apart on the run. I need to figure out why I get the shits during Ironman. It really ruins the day for me. And the cold temperatures didn't help. It was definitely an unseasonable day for Florida. i doubt we'll see temps this cold during the race again for awhile! As for the actual race, great swim course, great bike course, the run course could use some work. It was quite dark and desolate. And the aid stations are not very evenly spaced. Sometimes they would be very very close and other times it seemed like forever before you got to one. And they were running out of things late in the race. And unlike IMAZ the support at them really dwindled as the evening wore on. I swear that a few aid stations were manned by a handful of people as I finished the second loop. Really weird. Not sure what else to say. Glad I finished, but definitely
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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: What a wonderful experience!! The volunteers are FABULOUS!! I just had an amazing day. I'm so happy to have completed something that I have worked so hard for.
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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: IMFL is a good race for first time IMers, especially if you think you might have trouble making the finish cutoff time, because it's a very fast course.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Other than some unexpected cooler weather for Florida, that is out of the control of everyone, I really enjoyed this race and experience. Something about staying in a beach setting and doing my first IM, just made sense and added to the excitement and enjoyment of the week. I want to thank everyone on the BT IMFL forum, as it was so helpful hearing from those that were seasoned veterns and those that were new to this distance like me. Congrats to all of you, and it was nice meeting many of you during the week. I was also thrilled to do the race with my soon to be brother-in-law, Brian Seacat, a BT lurker ... Having someone to stress with and bounce things off made all the difference. Thanks Brian. Alright, which IM is next ...
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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: It's been a great journey getting here and I'm so happy that I completed it. Could I have gone faster? More than likely, but I'm very happy with how the entire day went and how well I'm currently recovering. I was pretty haphazard with my training and didn't follow a coach or any kind of plan whatsoever other than perusing over the BT IM plan to see how they laid out the week or two before the race. The energy there was amazing and I'm proud to call myself an Ironman. I've already been looking at the ironman.com side trying to figure out when and which one I'd like to do next, I won't be surprised with myself if I'm back in PCB in November to volunteer and race again in 2012. This year's training stats: 2010 totals Bike: 168h 11m 42s - 3076.33 Mi Run: 63h 36m 18s - 448.25 Mi Swim: 54h 10m 34s - 154882.5 Yd Longest: Bike: 102 miles Run: 14 miles Swim 4200 yards Peak Training Week: 12 Hours
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I think this was my best executed IM of my four and I'm quite proud of the whole thing. it was my second fastest all around and faster than last year in much worse conditions. I could have navigated a little better on the swim and have room for improvement pushing myself over distance but I drafted well, handled the conditions well and I'm pleased with it. I'm very proud of the bike. I pushed hard the whole way and dealt with the wind and cold well. Certainly I think it wore me down over time but I came off the bike feeling pretty good energy wise, although my right hammy was quite sore. I came off the bike 29th in my age group. I adapted well on the run and did my best. My best is pretty slow but I was very focused and I am good with it. Thanks to my mom and dad for coming out and cheering and my dad for schleping my stuff and Jen's back to the condo and her truck. Its a long day for them but being at Boardwalk this year helped a ton. They seem to have come to terms
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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: A fantastic race. Organized very well. Run very well. (Very expensive, though). That night, I could never fathom another Iron distance race. Next AM, I was still hurting, but maybe I'll sign up for the lottery. Monday AM, I could start to visualize improvements if I trained better. Today, working out new training plans, seeing which races in 2011 are open (1/2 or full). I love triathlon, even though I am so slow....
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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 only issue I saw was registration. We were supposed to register by 4:00pm on Thursday. We arrived at 2:00pm, and stood in line for 1.5 hours, but made it in. There was still a line, just as long, when I was done. It seems that they could have done more of that work in parallel.
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