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Marvarnett

2008-10-30 11:00 AM

Champion

6962

Atlanta, Ga

Subject: Ironman Checklist

This is good stuff and so true!

http://ironm4n.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-ironman-checklist.html

Here are just the first 10:

1. Arrive in town.
2. Find over-priced accommodations you are staying a minimum of four nights at
3. Unpack bicycle, spread gear around room randomly.
4. Attempt to reassemble bicycle, realize you forgot to mark your seat and handlebar position before disassembly. Guess position and tell yourself it won’t make a big difference.
5. Drive bike course at slow speeds while making wrong turns. Annoy locals.
6. Find swim venue. Put wetsuit on, stand around for 15 minutes. Swim 10 minutes, take wetsuit off. Look around to see if you impressed anyone.
7. Walk around expo looking for free stuff.
8. Go to registration tent, stand in line, get bag, check bag for goodies.
9. Go back to hotel, arrange energy products into different piles. Stare at piles.
10. Spend 2 hours preparing for bike ride with race wheels and drink systems. Go for 30 minute ride. Go back to hotel.

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schmize

2008-10-30 11:28 AM

in reply to: #1775689

Expert

1148

NW Suburbs, Illinois

Subject: RE: Ironman Checklist

That is very good! Pretty much what I did in my first attempt.

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epredl

2008-10-30 1:00 PM

in reply to: #1775689

Regular

Omaha, NE

Subject: RE: Ironman Checklist

92. Realize that you have to go all the way up to women’s 70+ age group before you find an age-group your time would have won.

95. Go to Airport, stand in line. Deliver $5000 bike to Neanderthal-like baggage handler. Pray. Reluctantly take finishers medal off to pass through metal detector. Proudly tell TSA personnel what you did on your weekend.

I thought these two were the funniest. The whole list cracked me up though!

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BellinghamSpence

2008-10-30 2:52 PM

in reply to: #1775689