Stories of 1st Ironman Distance Tri.
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Hi all, I am looking for stories of your first Ironman. Whether they are good or bad, or you finished or not. What did you go through? - did you stick to your training? How long was your ramp up to the IM? What was your biggest surprise of the day? These stories are for other wanna be first time Ironmen and women to read and gain insight from. I am adding a "Stories" page to my blog, and would like to post these stories there. If you have a blog or other website and want a link back to your blog - I will gladly place the link in the story. You can check out the blog @ www.ironmanorbust.com. Please PM me if you have any questions. |
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Champion ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() You may want to check the Race Reports section. Here's mine: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp... |
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![]() | ![]() You may be interested in this book as well http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Ironman-Encounters-Ultimate-Enduranc... |
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Pro ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() scoobysdad - 2012-04-23 10:07 AM You may want to check the Race Reports section. Here's mine: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp... hmmmmm....didn't someone recently make a documentary about 3 BT triathlete's and their first time IM experience? |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Birkierunner - 2012-04-23 11:53 AM scoobysdad - 2012-04-23 10:07 AM You may want to check the Race Reports section. Here's mine: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp... hmmmmm....didn't someone recently make a documentary about 3 BT triathlete's and their first time IM experience? Did they? - I would love to share that on my blog. Do you know a name, or if it's on Youtube or anything? That would be great. |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() scoobysdad - 2012-04-23 8:07 AM You may want to check the Race Reports section. Here's mine: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp... Thank you for letting me know about this. |
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Champion ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Birkierunner - 2012-04-23 1:53 PM scoobysdad - 2012-04-23 10:07 AM You may want to check the Race Reports section. Here's mine: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp... hmmmmm....didn't someone recently make a documentary about 3 BT triathlete's and their first time IM experience? Good Lord, man, are you still shamelessly plugging your appearance in that old thing? |
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Pro ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() scoobysdad - 2012-04-23 2:29 PM Birkierunner - 2012-04-23 1:53 PM Good Lord, man, are you still shamelessly plugging your appearance in that old thing? scoobysdad - 2012-04-23 10:07 AM You may want to check the Race Reports section. Here's mine: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp... hmmmmm....didn't someone recently make a documentary about 3 BT triathlete's and their first time IM experience? just tryin' to throw some publicity your way :-) Edited by Birkierunner 2012-04-23 2:40 PM |
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Champion ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Birkierunner - 2012-04-23 2:35 PM scoobysdad - 2012-04-23 2:29 PM Birkierunner - 2012-04-23 1:53 PM Good Lord, man, are you still shamelessly plugging your appearance in that old thing? scoobysdad - 2012-04-23 10:07 AM You may want to check the Race Reports section. Here's mine: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp... hmmmmm....didn't someone recently make a documentary about 3 BT triathlete's and their first time IM experience? just tryin' to throw some publicity your way :-) Aw, thanks, man. Just for that, I'm going to make you appear in the sequel, too. |
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Champion ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Wasn't the race of my dreams, but it was the race of a lifetime. http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=166915 (It was my first Ironman) |
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Elite ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() scoobysdad - 2012-04-23 2:56 PM Birkierunner - 2012-04-23 2:35 PM Aw, thanks, man. Just for that, I'm going to make you appear in the sequel, too. scoobysdad - 2012-04-23 2:29 PM Birkierunner - 2012-04-23 1:53 PM Good Lord, man, are you still shamelessly plugging your appearance in that old thing? scoobysdad - 2012-04-23 10:07 AM You may want to check the Race Reports section. Here's mine: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp... hmmmmm....didn't someone recently make a documentary about 3 BT triathlete's and their first time IM experience? just tryin' to throw some publicity your way :-)
No Davey, No Sequel. |
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Pro ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() My Ironman Texas 2011 Race report. It's a novel! |
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![]() | ![]() A BTer wrote a book about his IMLOU experience last year. Many BTers featured in it. |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Birkierunner - 2012-04-23 12:35 PM scoobysdad - 2012-04-23 2:29 PM Birkierunner - 2012-04-23 1:53 PM Good Lord, man, are you still shamelessly plugging your appearance in that old thing? scoobysdad - 2012-04-23 10:07 AM You may want to check the Race Reports section. Here's mine: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp... hmmmmm....didn't someone recently make a documentary about 3 BT triathlete's and their first time IM experience? just tryin' to throw some publicity your way :-) Publicity thrown - I will use the Youtube Video on my blog - and send a link back to your website. Thanks for letting me know. |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() dodgersmom - 2012-04-23 1:19 PM My Ironman Texas 2011 Race report. It's a novel! Thank you. I may condense it - and link to the full novel. |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() lisac957 - 2012-04-23 1:27 PM A BTer wrote a book about his IMLOU experience last year. Many BTers featured in it. Thanks Lisa. |
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Melon Presser ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Anybody contributed a good DNF Ironman story yet? Well, I'm not going to say it's good, but it does feature pictures of Ironman World Champions groping me. http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=432271&posts=5&start=1 |
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![]() TriAya - 2012-04-23 2:38 PM Anybody contributed a good DNF Ironman story yet? Well, I'm not going to say it's good, but it does feature pictures of Ironman World Champions groping me. http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=432271&posts=5&start=1 oh, I see, a little DNF smackdown???? Altho I don't have the dirty pitchers http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=110532 |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Thank you both. I was hoping someone would step forward with a DNF story or two. I really do appreciate it. These will be great for the website / blog. If you guys and gals have websites or your own blog you want linked, let me know, and I will gladly send some link love your way. |
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Iron Donkey![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() There are many Race Reports that can be looked up, and it would be great to have some peeps respond and provide theirs. Here's mine, and I had a cameo in Scooby's vid, too. |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() 1stTimeTri - 2012-04-24 6:26 PM There are many Race Reports that can be looked up, and it would be great to have some peeps respond and provide theirs. Here's mine, and I had a cameo in Scooby's vid, too. No link - where is your story? Thanks for sharing. |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() I want to thank everyone for their willingness to share their stories. They are inspirational. I have posted excerpts to the blog, then linked back to BT so my readers could read the rest of the story. Feel free to check out the layout @ www.ironmanorbust.com (and don't forget to "like" the facebook page while you are there) If you have any questions, or want anything changed, please email me and I will do it. Thanks again...I really appreciate your help. |
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Melon Presser ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Muskrat37 - 2012-04-26 7:42 AM I want to thank everyone for their willingness to share their stories. They are inspirational. I have posted excerpts to the blog, then linked back to BT so my readers could read the rest of the story. Feel free to check out the layout @ www.ironmanorbust.com (and don't forget to "like" the facebook page while you are there) If you have any questions, or want anything changed, please email me and I will do it. Thanks again...I really appreciate your help. Nice work, Skrat! (I know your name. But those I love the most around here tend to get nicknames). Gotta hand it to you. For one thing, it's a great blog. (Could use a little spell-check, but if that's my foremost criticism, you are doing AWESOME.) For another, compiling our stories, and having Ironman stories on your blog, is a great way to drive readership there, promote your blog, and most of all, promote your most worthy charity. Thank YOU. |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Here you are, a litle of everything you may be looking: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=224843 |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() TriAya - 2012-04-25 4:52 PM Muskrat37 - 2012-04-26 7:42 AM I want to thank everyone for their willingness to share their stories. They are inspirational. I have posted excerpts to the blog, then linked back to BT so my readers could read the rest of the story. Feel free to check out the layout @ www.ironmanorbust.com (and don't forget to "like" the facebook page while you are there) If you have any questions, or want anything changed, please email me and I will do it. Thanks again...I really appreciate your help. Nice work, Skrat! (I know your name. But those I love the most around here tend to get nicknames). Gotta hand it to you. For one thing, it's a great blog. (Could use a little spell-check, but if that's my foremost criticism, you are doing AWESOME.) For another, compiling our stories, and having Ironman stories on your blog, is a great way to drive readership there, promote your blog, and most of all, promote your most worthy charity. Thank YOU. Thanks for the positive feedback. I also made sure to link back to the BT website...for the rest of the stories - as I like this site, and wanted to give props here for the content. Now I am going to have to go spell check everything...I usually catch spelling mistakes right away, because I use Chrome, and it spell checks as you write. Were they spelling errors, or grammatical errors. I type fast, and even though I know the difference between your and you're - I make that mistake a lot. LOL |
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