BT IM Wisconsin thread (Page 11)

Hey all...I'm going to be out at the finish line around 10:30-11:00 tonight. Any donkeys left hanging around for a photo finish will have one more set of lungs out there. Congratulations to everyone who has and will finish today!

P.s. if anyone's wondering, I'll be in jeans and a black shirt.

All Thank you for your support today my first IM was an amazing experience. I almost pulled out at mile 50 I got stung by a bee at mile 41 and am very allergic. Started getting dizzy ended up pulling over and getting someone to stab me with my EPI pen so I lost about 10 minutes off my bike split, I was on track for a 2.55 first 56 miles ride. The bike course was brutal.

Ran the marathon and never slowed down ran every step including the aid stations. My fastest miles were 24-26 where I averaged 8.30miles through the last three miles to negative split the run at 4hours and change. I have never run a marathon before so didn't know what to expect really, but to be honest it was the easiest part of my day.

Back at the hotel in bed. As a result of the EPI pen I spent the last 7.5 hours of the race with my HR over 155. Which is my Half IM HR. Just relied on my powertap and my garmin to hope I was doing the right thing. Really happy with 11:33 but a little dissapointed it wasn't closer to 11:15. With some focus on transitions which were a shambles for me and no Bee sting woudl have been close.

Anyway thanks for your support. 

Well I am back at the hotel and I can say that was the best weather you could hope for at IM!  Congrats to anyone who qualified!

Edit: I saw Birke still walking at camp randall when I was heading in.  It looked like he was going to finish even if he had to walk.

WTG, Ryan!  The weather was a zillion times nicer than the last time I saw you kick IMOO a$$!   Hope you had fun out there.

Dude... Unreal. Way to kick despite the, uh, unexpected delay.

no kidding- holy moly- you could have died and you are wrorried about 10 minutes?  SERIOUS toughness.

Agreed.  If I have to use my epi pen, I stop workouts.  I can't imagine finishing an IM after that.  Great job. 

Sucks, but you take what the day gives you   Good for him to hang tough!!!!!!!!

Glad to hear he's still out there and plans to finish.  Go Birkie!! 

He didn't look so good....but amazing!!!

Did you see that guy awhile ago did IMC, IMKY and then IM WI all three weekends in a row...from overseas and in his 50s...impressive!!!