Ironman Florida : Official Thread (Page 98)

fgump - 2010-11-09 7:33 AM Had to share this photo too, saw it as I was working transition:
Who needs Infinit, Gu, Clifbars, and the like? 

Race day nutrition: $1.00. 
IMFL memories: priceless!

alcatrazswimmer - 2010-10-31 1:18 PM Worried sick after I had horrific failure in my first Ironman attempt when I did Ironman St. George UT. I am a Sea Level athlete, and all the factors, were horrific, the allitude effects, chip seal pavement, freezing 50 degree water, nowhere to train for the gigantic hill climbs there during WI wintery hell. I missed time cut off mile 64 and was DNFed. I did train very hard and I was totally devastated by the whole thing. I feel into a depression over it. I am working my way out of it by I would say that that I am not 100%, as they say that when a boxer is savagely beaten and knocked out they are never the same a again, they go down much easier each time after that, and that is how I feel. I had an Achillis tendon injury 6 weeks before the race also which was a factor also. I have very good stamia, strength and toughness, but not the greatest of speed as I am a football player and wrestler by sport and all muscle. i weighed 180 in SG and gained 12 pounds in my depression and can't see to drop the weight now. Here is the question I have: is there any way to estimate my abilities based on my times in my last 3 IM 70.3 races, 100 mile bike rides and marathon time to see if I can do this because if I do it and fail again, it will mess me up further. I was looking at some other peoples times and it seemed like they were like double their 70.3 time plus 2 hours, and in my case that would put me with one hours of leeway and that is cutting it way too close for comfort. My times are: IM 70.3 Brazil 7:05:00 in 2010 IM 70.3 Racine 7:16:00 in 2010 Marine Corps marathon 4:50 in 2009 IM 70.3 Steelhead 6:50:00 in 2009 I did 4 100 mile rides in the last 2.5 months all about 6:15:00 +/- 10 minutes My swim times in the 500 yard are consistently 11:30, I can not go any faster. SWAM 5K 2009 Big Shoulders Race 2:05:00 5K 2008 Big Shoulders Race 2:04:00 I am fast enough to comfortably make the cut off times in this race or should I just pull out right now? I do not know what to do? Please comment, because I do not have that much knowledge on this. Thank you. Matt

TXNick - 2010-11-09 8:33 AM ohhh, and a HUGE thank you goes out to csharp1171!!!! his TriTracker website was AWESOME!!! it was very helpful for my family at the race as well as those that were waiting/watching back home.
you should DEFINITELY get things moving and set your site up so you can get paid for it! it is definitely worth the investment!

gravesjo - 2010-11-09 8:04 AM Great job Kathy.  Did you see the lady with the shirt that said she turned 50 sat and IM FL was her 50th tri and 5th IM.  Made me think of you!  

TXNick - 2010-11-09 7:30 AM

anyone know/have an idea of when the finish photos will be available online to view/purchase?

do they sell the finish line video anywhere?

F1longhorn - 2010-11-09 4:50 PM

You can sign up for an e-mail notice when the pictures will arrive. Here's the link.

http://www.asiorders.com/view_event.asp?EVENTID=63701

phatknot - 2010-11-09 1:48 PM THey tracked down poop-man

http://deadspin.com/5685669/

DanielG - 2010-11-09 3:55 PM Considering the post above yours I do believe I would reword this

KathyG - 2010-11-09 12:40 PM

I didn't see her but many folks I know told me about her.

I think I'll get a tri top printed along the same lines for the race next year. It will make it more fun and folks will shout out to me.

TXNick - 2010-11-09 3:59 PM
hhahaha, thanks for the link.
but that pic REALLY does not do his situation justice. the lower back portion of his black tri suit had a unique off brown "rabbit tail" look to it, hard to believe that no one got a pic from the rear