Ford Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread (Page 44)

Smart move by them.  One of my training partners is a career firefighter.  You guys rock.

11 to the 11th.

I can't wait for you peeps!

If I had the funds, I know I would've purchased one, too.  You guys are going to look so SAH WEET out there!!

I'll see you there, i'm 127 and also a career firefighter

Received the same e-mail update, another cool benefit we are getting is the rock star transition spots.  We are going to be adjacent to the pros.  This will cut of at least two minutes in T1.

I come from a family of firefighters, police officers, active military, and my best half is retired military. I am proud to wear my Donkey 9/11 jersey and to be racing on such a memorable but tragic day in our nations history.

Hi All

For those who ordered tracking devices from MYATHLETE, I just received an email that they are experiencing issues related to Irene so shipping will be delayed.  They will not be shipping units out until 9/6 with the goal of having them arrive on 9/9.  If you ordered one and did not get the email, I suggest you contact them and include your invoice #.  It seems all of their systems are currently down.

Suzy

You should see a large number of the selected service members wearing a special 9/11 event jersey during the event.  They were custom designed for the event, thanks to the Madison Police department for putting this together.  They were able to get permission to use the national 9/11 flag / image for the jersey.  We should be picking them up later this week.  I can't wait to see it and wear it during the race. 

I had to choose between the TriDonkai and the aforementioned jersey, both great ideas, but for this race the 9/11 won out. Can't wait to give an EAAAW to the fellow donks out on the course though

I'll find my WI thread that 'splains things and post it when I have a moment.

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Just wanted to chime in - I used a MYATHLETE GPS for Louisville Sunday... if your spectators have an iPad it works on the iPad so much better than the iPhone. That is what my cheerleaders told me anyway. They said it seemed to work very well - the icon changes when you are stopped vs. moving, but the iPhone user did not see that. The iPhone user also did not see the pre-loaded course on his screen; could only see where I was at that time. Seems iPad and desk computer users could see the course pre-laid out on Google so they knew where I was going, as opposed to just where I was currently. Useful if your people aren't familiar with the course. 

Only one glitch where it looked like I was stopped for 5+ minutes on the run but I wasn't (at least I don't remember stopping for that long LOL!) -then it caught back up with me.

Mine did fall out of the pouch on the run once, so just be aware of the bouncing and movement. I had to tighten up my race belt on the run so it wouldn't bounce so much.

EDIT: GAWD I am excited for you all! I am halfway thinking of flying up there again if I can find a super discounted airfare. I have been at IMWI for 3 years in a row, would be a shame for me not to be there this year!

To all:

I have great news and bad news. The bad news is I will no longer be participating in Ironman Wisconsin.

The great news: NBC and Ironman contacted me about my winning the Ford ironman training team award. They are making me an inspirational athlete in their yearly World Championship in Kona instead.

This is a dream come true.

Wow, that is unbelievable!  Congratulations!!  When do we get to read the essay?

So are they picking up the tab for your travel expenses, too?

its on www.ironmanfordtrainingteam.com

Wisconsin winner.

And yes for flight/hotel expenses. I am in super shock still.

Bad news - DANG!  I was hoping to see you on the course and cheer you on.

Good news - WOW!  CONGRATULATIONS!!  HOW AWESOME!!