Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas 2012 : Official Thread (Page 55)

That was you TJ? You were my favorite fan on the run course. I was the 50+ year old woman who opted to 'power walk' the marathon. You kept a big smile on my face the entire way. I looked forward to coming round to see you each lap! Thank you for your support!

Deb

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Well........

The Texas heat got the best of me. The back half of the bike when the wind started picking up I knew it might not be the day I was hoping for. By time I got to the run, my hopes of keeping a decent pace were dashed and it became just keep moving forward.

Overall I loved the course. If most roads in Texas are in that good of condition you folks are lucky. I didn't preride or drive the course so in the back of my head I kept thinking there was a hill coming and a stretch of chip and seal. That stretch of chip and seal is a nice road where I live. And for me the course "rollled" at best.

Thought the run course was cool, the along the waterway was super nice.

Overall, awesome city, great course, just wish I didn't stay out there as long as I did.

Thanks for being out there TJ. If you were the one by the kayak rentals than I remember you. The swim shop signs were nice as well. The supporters I remember the most were the devil and his comments (said he knew my in-laws and that he came to get hell back), the senior woman with the rainbow glasses sitting in the middle of an intersection with rainbow glasses, the woman volunteer by the lake shaking pom poms, and the little blonde girl jumping up and down towards the transition with a sign that said, "run faster, I just farted". So many great fans out there!!!

Less than a year ago I couldn't swim a lap in a pool and had only done a few sprints in October. Out of the blue I decided to do IMTX. Man, all of the training and sacrifices were worth it. I never felt miserable, never felt hot, and truly enjoyed every minute. Right now my body says ouch but I can see myself doing this again.

Great job, that  is amazing and now you are an Ironman!

I was this idiot....

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Nope. they haven't opened it up yet. There's an election for county commissioner in a week (the person who approves the road permits). So there's a little wait...

Just a reminder to everyone that the ST guys publish "Enhanced Race Results" for a lot of the IM races. They provide great data for every leg of the race that'll help you see how you did overall, within you AG, and within your gender. The numbers shown on the Ironman Live site show you what overall "place" you were in at the end of each leg. They provide your time for each leg, but they do not provide place or rank for the specific leg.....only for your overall standing in the race. The first time I tried to figure out the IronMan Live numbers I kind of confused myself, so I thought it might be worth mentioning to others.

For example, Caitlin Snow had the fastest run for the women and the third fastest run overall. If you look at her "Run Details" on IM Live, it shows her overall rank as 17 and her gender rank as 2. This is because she was in 17th place overall at the end of the run and in 2nd place for the women at the end of the run.

I expect the ST results for 2012 will be up in a day or two.

http://www.slowtwitch.com/enhancedresults/

http://ironman.com/events/ironman/texas?show=tracker&race=texas&year=2012#axzz1vVSSeQUg

The result book has been released. You can look and compare!

http://ironman.com/assets/files/results/texas/2012.pdf

Thanks for yelling at me when I gave my wife that "kill me now" look across the canal about mile 15.  Severe stomach cramps forced me to walk almost the entire marathon but I got it done thanks to all the great support along the course.

Now what? 

Well, I reached one goal (sub 11:00), but missed the second (KQ).  I am moving and starting a new job in the next few weeks.  I am not sure I can train for Louisville how I will want/need to train to KQ.  Maybe next year I will be back for number 8 and to reach my goal.

Good luck with the move and new job and heck of a race.