Post Race Quickie

Well, I think I finally got all the icicles out of all the crevices in my body. IMWI just won’t give people a break. The previous three years in a row, they course sported 90+ degree temperatures and today we get 50s and rain. The warmest part of the day was the swim and the rest of the day was just very cold and very wet.

In any case, I’ll post a full race report in the next day or so. I’m entirely too exhausted to make my brain work that hard right now. Thanks to everyone for their kind comments on my last post and for all the well wishes. I am very appreciative of each and every one!

A BIG thanks to all the volunteers who stood out in those conditions to make the race possible for those of us competing. I know first hand how miserable it was out there, but yet you guys all showed up and made the race a huge success. These races are all about the volunteers and just wouldn’t be able to happen without them.

To all the athletes that braved the course today, congratulations for toeing the line and taking on the challenge. Regardless of the result, I know that the experiences that you gained during training and in the race will be life changing. You’ll probably never look at the world quite the same way again.

Signing off… (I can’t believe I’m still up!)

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Comments

  1. Congratulations on an awesome 3time finish at IMMOO! Outstanding!

    I saw this in the last post:
    “Have you ever noticed that Ironman athletes as a whole have this strange ability to willfully shrink down any problem into something so small that it almost isn’t there?”

    I’ve been trying to come up with the right words for why I tri and well - that’s it exactly! :)

    Rest well - you more than deserve it.

    Comment by Habeela | 2006/09/11 at 06:23:42
  2. Hey Chris - congratulations and great finish! Time for some well-deserved rest. Looking forward to your race report. Well done!

    Comment by Jenö | 2006/09/11 at 06:44:06
  3. Amazing…what a day..glad you survived..get your much needed rest and I can’t wait to hear about your race!! Way to go Ironman!!

    Comment by shelley | 2006/09/11 at 06:51:33
  4. Good job Chris! I missed your finish (cuz I was out doing my tiny 10 mile run in the rain), but I was impressed to see you improved on last year’s time despite this year’s late start and all the fast food/state fair reports! Great race in crappy conditions. I bet you’ll never complain about windy 90s again! :)

    Comment by sascha | 2006/09/11 at 07:23:26
  5. Many congratulations! You’ve definitely demonstrated that you are made of IRON through and through!!!

    Comment by Nancy Toby | 2006/09/11 at 07:33:32
  6. Nice job man…you tore it up this year!

    Comment by Flatman | 2006/09/11 at 07:38:45
  7. Dude, absolutely stellar performance even in a race with no weather issues. That is a strong effort. Congrats!

    Brett

    Comment by Brett | 2006/09/11 at 08:29:53
  8. you rock! you smoked it in those horrible conditions. great, great job. Now get some sleep! :)

    Comment by mipper | 2006/09/11 at 08:38:48
  9. duh-amnnn… you spanked that course!!

    can’t wait to hear the report! congrats on a phenomenal race!

    Comment by a.maria | 2006/09/11 at 08:42:23
  10. Fantastic. Congratulations. Awesome.

    Comment by Phil | 2006/09/11 at 09:25:01
  11. Wow Chris, you totally rocked that ugly course yesterday…A big congrats!!! I look forward to your repot!

    Comment by jessie | 2006/09/11 at 09:38:19
  12. well done dude!

    we followed you all day.

    you signed up again this morning, right, RIGHT!

    Comment by Bolder | 2006/09/11 at 11:00:09
  13. U did great.t.he eweather was horrible. out there..

    Comment by Cliff | 2006/09/11 at 11:27:11
  14. Yeah! We watched your progress all day. Great job on a tough day. IM Wisconsin seems to be the craziest weather venue of them all.

    Comment by linae | 2006/09/11 at 11:51:06
  15. hey chris, great job out there. i can’t wait to read the full report. recover well!

    Comment by mike | 2006/09/11 at 12:32:52
  16. Congratulations! Great time.

    Comment by 21stCenturyMom | 2006/09/11 at 13:15:40
  17. Yay!! You rock!
    It was SOOOO chilly out yesterday…what a big difference from the year before!

    Comment by kwokette | 2006/09/11 at 13:27:32
  18. Fantastic, inspiring, awesome! i’m out of adjectives!!! superlative! i watched yesterday online. you’re my hero!

    Comment by jeanne | 2006/09/11 at 13:33:04
  19. I have a photo of you on my blog (I think it’s you - tell me if it’s not). Great job yesterday!!! You earned that title!

    Comment by Steve | 2006/09/11 at 13:44:03
  20. again…

    humbled by your ability.
    and your ability to be humble.

    Did what you did and thanked who you thanked.

    Its not the finish line picture you remember its the laughs on the side of the road after an early morning ride.

    From one extreme to the other at IMmoo Chris,
    you are the man.

    Comment by commodore | 2006/09/11 at 14:36:13
  21. Awesome job Chris. Congratulations!

    Comment by Susan | 2006/09/11 at 14:43:59
  22. Way to go, Chris.

    I couldn’t believe what I was reading when getting updates on the course conditions…I couldn’t imagine.

    You stuck with it and your finish time is excellent. Congrats.

    I’m looking forward to the full RR being written and posted!

    Comment by Steven | 2006/09/11 at 15:12:19
  23. Chris,
    Hats off for toughing it out yesterday!! I can’t believe the weather you all had to deal with out there. Based on the early forecasts, I thought it was going to be a perfect day- WRONG! I was getting cold just reading the updates on IMLive. I can’t wait to read your race report!
    Enjoy some well-deserved R&R

    Comment by mike | 2006/09/11 at 19:06:23
  24. Way to go Chris!!!!!!!!!!

    Comment by trimama | 2006/09/11 at 19:56:52
  25. Great race and another solid finish depsite the weather! Congrats!

    Comment by tarheeltri | 2006/09/11 at 21:07:42
  26. Congratulations, Ironman Chris! You tore up the course. You did awesome AND it was raining and cold.

    I knew you’d finish but I never thought you’d do so well in such brutal conditions.

    I hope you are having a relaxing recovery. You are amazing!

    Comment by Mojo | 2006/09/12 at 07:48:18
  27. Congrats Ironman! Can’t wait to read the details.

    Comment by Elizabeth | 2006/09/12 at 09:53:05
  28. Great job. I was there as a spectator and I have to be honest, I went back to my campsite and took a short nap in the evening. It was a long, tough day. Unfortunatley I didn’t spot you during the race. You must have been too fast. :) … I found your site a few weeks ago stumbling through the net and I have been inspired in many facets with your writing and contributing bloggers. Great stuff.

    I signed up for IM 07 and I’m going to put a link to your page on my own blog (good idea) so my friends can read about all the details and pains that go into preparing for an IM. Hope to hear more chialry news in the next training year.
    -Kyle
    Chicago

    Comment by Kyle | 2006/09/12 at 10:57:51
  29. Wow man, you really endured on the bike course. Great race! Great time for the terrible weather. I hope you are recovering well.

    Comment by marz_racer | 2006/09/14 at 15:52:14

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