Ironman 70.3 Kansas : Official Thread (Page 15)

Its hard to make out the numbers so here's what our site looks like.  I look forward to meeting everyone tonight.

BTW, I got to meet Ben Hoffman this morning at the Ironkids Swim start.  He was really nice and engaging.  He was asking me about what races I'm doing this year and said he was pretty sure he was going to do Madison as well.

I kind of expected him to be stand offish, but he was the nicest guy and even brought his Girlfriend over and introduced her to me and my son.  Was very cool.

Oh, and I hope its not creepy that I was checking out his legs.  Dam, his muscles have muscles.  lol

Good Luck Tomorrow everyone

I am camping in B58 in campground 3 in the Grey Kelty tent and white suburban

Stop by and say hi!

Oh man, that sucks.  I know when I was biking and running I kept thinking.  Don't hit anything, don't step on anything... 

gordon_mom - 2012-06-09 4:38 PM Everyone needs to bubble wrap themselves for a few more hours!!! Tony we came by earlier but you were at the lake. Met your mom though she was super sweet! Back at the hotel resting. Wishing everyone a great and safe race tomorrow! Amy

Sorry we missed you, yeah she told us there were a couple people that stopped by.  

I wanted to get a swim in without my wetsuit to make sure I still remembered how to swim.  Fortunately I remembered.  lol

I thought I was going to drown! Blown so far off course the kayak volunteer thought I was supposed to be headed out bound, not back. He tried to turn me around for another lap. Could bike split for me but my run sucked big time. 7:17:xx total.

I saw LisaC several times and yelled to her, I'm sure she had no Idea who I was. I may have proposed late in the run but who knows, I was suffering by then

Great to see all those I know, get to know some better, and meet some new people!  "Brutal" is the word of the day.  Swimming is my thing and I thougt it was brutal.  The wind-created waves were bad enough, but the speed boat waves were killer on the way out.

5:22 for my first 70.3 and I am thrilled.  30:49 swim.  19.8 mph on the bike, and kept it under 9:00/mi on the run.  I wanted under 8:00/mi on the run but not a chance of that under today's conditions.  All-in-all a great experience and the learning curve shot straight up today.

"Team Neon" (my wife and kids) were a great motivation for me and I got choked up seeing them as I crossed the line.  Turned a potentially mushy moment into a double fist-pump and maintained my manhood.  :-)

Jon, Mark, Lisa, Snyderman . . . and everyone -- great job under BRUTAL conditions!  My wife wants to rent an RV next year to avoid the multiple drive-ins over the weekend, so party is at our place next year on Saturday night!  (Or Friday if I work it correctly.)

A personal worst for me by 24 minutes, but I managed to squeeze in a little fun

Swim: I didn't feel as slow as my watch said. I actually felt fairly strong and like I held my own. I was surprised at my time. Felt fresh coming out though.

Bike: Hey, 30mph winds, stick around why don't you? Said no one on a bike, ever. Rough, scary, total beat down. 

Run: I actually ran more than I deep-down thought I would, so I'm proud of that. The tutu was a blast, the aid station ice felt amazing (just kept dumping it in my top), and I loved seeing all of you out there. 

I will say that I'm relieved to not be registered for any more races till September. After today, I need a break.

Proud of all of you!

I just checked the weather from yesterday to see what it looked like.  Looks like Lawrence set a record high.  yikes

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