Ironman Louisville : Official Thread (Page 52)

15step - 2010-08-13 3:07 PM # 884 ooooohhhh crap, this is real now!

Destroyer - 2010-08-13 3:23 PM Athlete #980

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#1824 and I was nervous until I saw this now I am downright scared but excited.

turtlegirl - 2010-08-13 7:57 PM

UGHHH.  I hate my number! No 8s, and its an odd number? not a good sign. I know thats stupid, but bleh.

#417

za29 - 2010-08-13 12:14 PM The Athlete Guide has been posted!  It's official, we will be using the new bridge:

http://www.ironmanlouisville.com/10LVAthGuide.pdf

Haven't read the whole thing yet to see if there's any other significant changes.

hrliles - 2010-08-12 9:00 PM Ok, so what motivated you to do Louisville.  What will motivate you during the race.  What makes you take that one extra step.

I'll start.  Nothing has ever come easy.  My mom and dad both having heart attacks and diabieties.  I got fat and saw a picture of me holding my daughter on the beach.  I cried.  I said no more, not this day!  I said I will do the biggest baddest MF there is known to man!  I will be in shape and I will be a role model to my 3 babies.  In the last 18 months I went from scratch to 15 triathlons, 3 being HIM, 3 1/2 Mary's and 26.2.  I like what I see now and I am not even close to being done!  And now this.  I am not even close to knowing what I have got myself into but I know this, I will finish and when I need motivation I will look at pictures of my babies and that picture of me on the beach. Oh yeah,  Losing a great banking job last year, moving 2 states away from our families, to get a new one 12 months later, still training.   Need more motivation....My wife getting on a plane for the first time after being stuck in Amsterdam that week of and losing her sister on Flight 93 on 9/11.    She hasn't been on a plane since I picked her up that Friday September 14, 2001 at Dulles.  She quite her job at United.  But for me, so I don't have to drive 13 hours there, do an Ironman, and drive 13 back, she is getting on a plane.  You damn right I will finish this race.  Motivation you say! 

What will motivate you?  If you care to share.

elcaminobill - 2010-08-13 7:22 AM I am in for the get together wherever it is, just keep us
When I married my wife 28 1/2 years ago, I looked at her dad and said I will never look like that.  Well guess what. January of 09, I got out of the shower and there my father-in-law was, staring right at me from the bathroom mirror.  I started working out, lost 45 pounds, completed 1/2 marys, full marys, sprint tris, half ironmans and now this monster, that I will complete.  I teach Sunday School (young married adults) and there is a lesson being formed in the whole workout thing.  When I started working out, I was alone, now my son (20 years old) is traing for his first sprint tri, my daughter
(25) and married to a soldier, is working out and will attempt her first mary in December with her husband when he returns from Iraq (2nd trip), and my wife has changed her life style as well.  Now, men, you are going to be the spiritual, physical, emotional leader of your family whether you want to or not, the question is, which direction are you going to lead.   Just my 2 cents.

turtlegirl - 2010-08-13 12:34 PM

I'll add my reason, which seems silly, but here it is:  the horseshoe medal.  I had to sell my beloved ex-racehorse when I thought I was going to quit a job.  It broke my heart, so I promised him I'd get a horseshoe tattoo one day in his honor.  When I saw that the medal for IMKY was a horseshoe, well, that just seemed like a sign to do this race.

So I'm doing it for my Snoot and all the other ex-racehorses that have touched my life. 

rjscott - 2010-08-14 6:42 AM OK.  Big Problem.  I wake up this morning getting ready for the last semi-long ride and see that everyone is talking about their race numbers.  I check the IM website and find that I've been taken off the participant list (where I used to be listed as Robert Scott / M / 37 / KY) and in addition I'm not on the race number list.  WTF!!!!????!!!!  I've got a copy of my registration from Active.com as well as a receipt of payment from Active and my credit card company.  I was on the list, I received my case of PB Perform, etc, etc.  How do I suddenly get removed? 

Has anyone else had this problem?  I've got an email into to folks at IM Louisville, but waiting until Monday is going to kill me.  Perfect timing for a little added stress!

hrliles - 2010-08-14 7:19 AM Try here for help.  There were responssive when I had to change my State and emergency contact.

[email protected]
Evan Brown
Athlete Services Coordinator
Ironman Headquarters - 2701 North Rocky Point Drive
Suite 1250- Tampa, FL 33607
(p) 813-868-5915|(f) 813-868-5930
(skype) ironman.evan
www.ironman.com

briant - 2010-08-13 10:06 PM

You sure?  The written directions on page 13 say to veer right on wolf pen branch road.  whereas the map and directions on page 16 don't mention it.  I would be willing to bet the written directions are correct and the picture ones are reused from previous years. 

rjscott - 2010-08-14 7:25 AM



Thanks.  I sent him an email earlier but I doubt I'll hear anything before Monday.  I can't see how it happened but with the confirmation I should be ok....I hope.  If not, I'll be the guy in the bell tower just before the start.

elcaminobill - 2010-08-15 12:50 PM F4rword, since you are #76 and I am #74, does that mean we are girls?   According to an earlier post, only girls get low numbers.