IMCDA watching thread! (Page 4)

 I talked to JEff (lostviking) on the phone when he was 1/2 way thrun the bike and he sais the swim was really choppy and it was windy although at that time (3:55 EST)  he said it was quieting down.  I hope he is off the bike!!!  The web site is WAY behind

OMG only IFD would get a call from someone who's in the middle of doing an Ironman!!!
Figures it was really windy out there.....

I was out watching this morning, and from my (non-IM) perspective, the swim was insane!  There were big swells and a lot of whitecaps out on the lake, and the wind was just howling at the start.  It got stronger and stronger before the start, then calmed down an hour or so after the start.   It was blowing so hard it made waves on top of the waves.   The farther out they went, the bigger the waves got.  The kayaks and canoes were dancing all over the place.  I swam it yesterday in nicer conditions, and it was still pretty crazy around the turn bouys - when I stopped to tread water and look around, the waves were coming from every direction and breaking over my head - it was actually easier to swim and try to catch a breath at the top of the swell.   The course goes straight out into the lake in a  narrow rectangle, so the athletes were right in the middle of the big water.  

And COLD - the water was probably in the low 60s but with the 40's degree temps and the wind, the athletes got really cold.  Standing waiting for the start in the wind, especially if they got in the water first, would mean that they started the swim cold.  They had a hot tub outside the transition tents, but I didn't see very many people in it, and a friend who worked in the tent said that some womens' hands were shaking so bad they couldn't get their gloves on.

The last swimmer got out of the water just a minute or two after the cutoff and they let her continue!  Yay for IM!  And I guess Sister Madonna Buder (sp?) was working the tent too!

BIG BIG props to all the BT athletes, and to everyone out there today!  SO cool to see them out there!

Yeah I noticed that as well.  I heard them say something about 10-11mph wind.  And then I started laughing to myself, remembering the 15mph winds on the swim and 40mph winds on the bike at IMAZ...and started wishing we could have been as lucky! LOL  Those waves on top of waves sound insane though, we didn't see that at Arizona.  I'm sure everyone had a tough swim today.  Way to go for toughing that out!!!

Everyone's doing so great!!  There are some amazing people out there today!  This entire day has reactivated my IM drive!  I can't wait to get out there again!  GO BT!!!! 

We're at about 11 hours, any updates?

Finally got off the road and just want to say GO ADOLLAR!!!  Atl representing...

Go BTers.  Mike Riley awaits!!

PTinVA - 2007-06-24 10:38 PM I'm pretty sure I just saw ANdrew finish. Now I'm looking for Doug!

Crap...I've been watching the feed for the last 45 minutes and the one time I look away for a bite of food....hope it was him, though...great job!!

Bradley Wedemeyer!  Great job!

 Ogle ought to be in by now...wonder if we missed him?

Yay Heidi! Great race, I am very proud of you 

(I almost missed you with all the families parade going on the finish chute)

Yeah...saw him too...I believe Vicki Cherry (Team Sport Factory) just went through @13:01 or so