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Just crossed!!! 15:07:20!!!!! Way to go Chris!!!!

That is great!  So happy for you.

Congrats Ironman!!!

Awesome Chris!!!!Yes, you endured, and you are AN IRONMAN!!! So proud of you!

GREAT JOB Chris...you ARE an Ironman

X2 57!! CONGRATS!

x258.  I can't wait to read this RR.  It sounded like the weather was brutal Sunday! 

sorry, double post (my first) 

Edited by Havin'Fun 2010-08-30 7:36 AM

Just saw this in another thread.

Louisville high temps, ouch 97 yesterday.

2007 High 89
2008 High 93
2009 High 76
2010 High 97

That gave me chills reading it!  Congrats Chris great race! 

How did Chicago go?  didn't you have some VIP thing going on for it?  I saw almost 4k people there, crazy.

Just a thought for the day......

Today (8/30) would have been Jon Blais, aka "Blazeman's" 39th birthday.  I thought that sounded like a great reason to take stock in what I have all been given and remind myself to live it  for all its worth.  I as I have heard said before, "Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy clothes.  Don't save it for a special occasion.  Today is special." 

Chrissie's roll at Challenge-Roth along with another WIN: 

 

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Today (8/30) would have been Jon Blais, aka "Blazeman's" 39th birthday.  I thought that sounded like a great reason to take stock in what I have all been given and remind myself to live it  for all its worth.  I as I have heard said before, "Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy clothes.  Don't save it for a special occasion.  Today is special." 

Good reminder...thanks!

x259  congrats! can't wait to hear how it felt to cross the finish line..

haha, me too! Congratulations Chris! What a tremendous accomplishment!
 

and there it is - my first double post!

But a good chance to say hello to all! I'm hopelessly behind after a largely internet-free trip to Oregon (they do have internet there, btw, I just couldn't access it ), but I'll get to work catching up on the latest MG news and RRs!

Edited by gotta run 2010-08-30 12:32 PM

Hope to have my RR tonight and a full RR with pics later this week.

Chicago was a crazy number of people.  Chaotic at points.  Weather was extremely hot for the International and Pros, still quite warm for the sprint.

They claimed a 450 yard run, that was probably closer to 600 or so from the swim to transition that was factored into the swim time, kinda odd and a PITA.  

Bike course was fun as can be, the number of people made it hard, supposed to pass on the right for some reason, but people did not do very well riding to their speeds in a lane, making some very hairy spots trying to pass or almost getting pinched into traffic.  

The run was a mix of sidewalk/grass.  The grass part sucked and had lots of holes, and then a path that had 2 way run traffic was very narrow.  Not a great place to settle into your pace and go.  

By far the best race as far as spectators go, they were right on the run path and cheered for everyone.  This was probably the highlight.  That and the swim was in the harbor, so spectators were on the path/wall and could basically walk the entire length of the swim course as you swam it.  

The pro/sponsor event was quite amazing.  I have some pics from where it was hosted at the top of the Hilton, amazing view.  I got to talk with so many guys at the pro level, it was pretty cool.  I have come to the conclusion that if you move to Colorado you will be good at triathlon.....  It seems like a majority of the pros live in CO.  It was a fun event, some of the big names were not there, or I never saw/ran into them, but it was nice to just meet with a ton of great people.  


That is a mini RR  I had a good race, not what I was shooting for, but given the conditions etc, I am pleased.  6/183 AG and 35/2285 Overall.

Since I did not hit my smaller goals, looks like they are going to have to be what gets me through winter!