Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread (Page 49)

dewcubs - 2010-09-14 4:28 PM Thanks to everyone all day and night...and I mean night.  I came in at 16:51:07 one of the final 10 but I made it!!!  If you were there I was the idiot pounding his chest at the end and giving high fives!!!  Still, IRONMAN!!!!

dewcubs - 2010-09-14 3:28 PM Thanks to everyone all day and night...and I mean night.  I came in at 16:51:07 one of the final 10 but I made it!!!  If you were there I was the idiot pounding his chest at the end and giving high fives!!!  Still, IRONMAN!!!!

dewcubs - 2010-09-14 4:28 PM Thanks to everyone all day and night...and I mean night.  I came in at 16:51:07 one of the final 10 but I made it!!!  If you were there I was the idiot pounding his chest at the end and giving high fives!!!  Still, IRONMAN!!!!

dewcubs - 2010-09-14 4:28 PM Thanks to everyone all day and night...and I mean night.  I came in at 16:51:07 one of the final 10 but I made it!!!  If you were there I was the idiot pounding his chest at the end and giving high fives!!!  Still, IRONMAN!!!!

jjcnbg - 2010-09-15 8:13 AM Awesome race!  Had some trouble on the swim.  I got kicked real bad in the mouth starting out and was kind of gagging on blood for awhile.  Then later I had someone tear off my swim cap and goggles by accident.  Luckily I grabbed them before they sank under the surface of Lake Monona.  But I knocked out a 1:34 swim, a 7:31 bike, and a 4:56 run for a finish time of 14:18.  The best part is unlike my last Ironman I was smiling the whole time and really enjoyed the experience.  I just went real conservative and steady and finished feeling great.  Yes, I probably could have pushed harder but it was fun, enjoyable, and rewarding.  

Congrats to all the athletes on an amazing day and if any spectators or volunteers are reading this THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!  You guys were AWESOME.  This race had the best volunteer and crowd support of any I have participated in so far.

Humbly yours,
Athlete 554

1stTimeTri - 2010-09-14 9:05 AM

Or, perhaps, a bad cornstalk interpretation engraving??

Kpoulsen - 2010-09-15 8:30 AM Maybe it is supposed to be barley?

1stTimeTri - 2010-09-15 8:54 AM



Aaaaaahhhhh, could be?  'Sconnies are noted to over-indulge.

graceful_dave - 2010-09-15 9:35 AM So.... I pulled the plug after the first loop on the bike. I have a bone spur that is causing an impingemnet in my ankle. It's plagued me pretty much from the get go this year. My chances of finishing were minimal at best but I wasn't about to admit that to anyone before the race. I think only my wife knew how much it was affecting me. I had a great time during the swim. The highlight was when I popped up for the traffic jam around the first buoy, people were mooing. I laughed for the next couple minutes. I was shooting for 1:30 and ended up with a 1:25 swim. I was really happy with that. No kicks, only a couple bumps. I also really enjoyed the portion of the bike ride that I finished. I really like that course. I thought I could get past the pain but after 60 miles on the bike my ankle was excruciating. I'm not sure why it hasn't bother me that much on my training rides. But, oh well. I was really bummed Sunday and half of monday but I shed negative results pretty quickly if I didn't I'd be a miserable sales person. Now I'm on to other things: My entry into the world of professional eating http://www.politospizza.com/monsterpizzacontest.aspTeaching my kid to ski this winter New kid on the way in April I'll take my next shot at the IM in 2012. Thanks to all the volunteers and supporters. Except for the person holding the "Do a wheelie" sign on the hill on Midtown road. I just can't pass up a challenge like that. Next time around I'll be rocking the 32t cassette so I can do a proper wheelie. Other things I learned: - I don't need to get to transition at 5am, but the 1/2 hour nap I took near the swim start was nice. - Don't go the the Orthopedic Surgeon's office to review MRI results two days before the race. That weighed heavily on my mental fortitude. Sometimes ignorance is a good thing.

1stTimeTri - 2010-09-15 9:57 AM



Aw, Dave, sorry to hear that you had to bag the race, BUT, better to get healthy than screw something up worse.
You're still an Ironman, though!

LazyMarathoner - 2010-09-15 12:43 PM Race photos are up. Oh the humanity...

lisac957 - 2010-09-15 7:14 PM First of all, I am sorry to read about a few of your disappointing experiences. But it sounds like you have made peace with what happened, which is good to hear.

For me, the day and experience couldn't have gone any better. I hit times exactly as predicted on the swim and bike. I struggled at the end of the run, but I knew I would as my longest training run was only 15 miles (lesson learned: train for DISTANCE, not TIME in my case... a lot of the advice here on BT touted as gospel does not apply to everyone and I should have listened to my gut instinct). But I continued to smile and laugh and generally have the time of my life out there. I was so happy the entire race - it was everything I'd imagined and hoped for.

Thanks of course to the volunteers out there... Whizzzzz and 1stTimeTri and AmyJo and RunningJayhawk and MissKelly and mr2tony to name a few I saw out there. You guys rock, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.