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Discussion: Jael made the swimming
Subject: Jael made the swimming By: Leo d. Written on: 2006-05-21 11:03:32 Message: Just checked the website and it looks that Jael made the swimming in 44:00 minutes! Way to go! We'll check throughout the race and root for you... Leo D.
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Brad H. Written on: 2006-05-21 12:24:29 Message: Megan O swam 44:13, Jael A swam 44:18 and Ryan P was in at 49:21... Ryan is nursing a sore ITB and Jael is bravely following up her DNF at St. Anthony's with a pulled groin. Go Team ONTRI! We're with you all day!
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Karine L. Written on: 2006-05-21 12:35:52 Message: Ryan finished the bike in 03.01.57 - 18.47 mph Way to go guys ! I wish I was on the road to cheer you up ! :-)
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Karine L. Written on: 2006-05-21 13:01:18 Message: Jael finisthed the bike in 03.36.25 - 15.53 mph, Paul in 03.19.37 - 16.83 mph
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Brad H. Written on: 2006-05-21 13:06:39 Message: Ryan made up over 250 places from the swim to the bike. Looks like a great day only HOT!
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Karine L. Written on: 2006-05-21 13:24:20 Message: Yeah hopefully they drink enough fluid but not to much... when running. It's really hard to maintain hydratation when it's hot like that.
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Brad H. Written on: 2006-05-21 14:41:34 Message: Megan's finished the 70.3! 6:26:22 Total. Great race Megan! Congratulations! Brad
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Leo d. Written on: 2006-05-21 16:06:09 Message: Great Time Megan! GO ONTRI...
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Brad H. Written on: 2006-05-21 17:53:03 Message: Ryan has finished in 7:07 and Jael finished in 7:45. Great job to all the ONTRI folks. Congrats... Now we need race reports!
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: cindy k. Written on: 2006-05-21 18:02:00 Message: Way to go guys! I am so excited for you all! Great job! I can't wait to hear how each of you felt you did. Details please.
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Paul P. Written on: 2006-05-21 18:05:14 Message: Thanks everyone I know I was thinking about you all during the run I could feel the support as your fingers were surfing the net. Paul
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: charlotte d. Written on: 2006-05-21 18:46:03 Message: Congrats Guy !!! I was with you in spirit the entire time !!!! We are so proud of you all !! Charlotte
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Stacey U. Written on: 2006-05-21 19:56:46 Message: Congrats Jael, I was watching today too. Way to go on your swim! Stacey
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Marty D. Written on: 2006-05-21 20:17:38 Message: Way to go everyone!!! Great job! I'm in awe of your accomplishments. You are a great inspiration to newbies like me! Marty D
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Teresa S. Written on: 2006-05-21 20:37:39 Message: Hey, Where are you guys finding these results so fast? Great job by the way to everyone who competed. I can't wait to hear the details cause I want to do it in 2 years. Jael, what an inspiration from a dissapointment to triumph! that is the true triathlon spirit. You really inspire me. Keep it up.
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Brad H. Written on: 2006-05-21 22:05:20 Message: www.ironmanlive.com provides live updates, photos and results of most official IRONMAN events.
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Ronald F. Written on: 2006-05-22 03:03:19 Message: Way to go all of you in Florida! Everyone finished the olympic distance race here in Arizona also Ty, Andy and myself. Full results have not been posted yet. The lake was too warm for wetsuits. The run was amazingly hot! Just hanging out in the shade after the race was tough. I was able to meet Andy and his AZ tri club friends after the race. Ron
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: John H. Written on: 2006-05-22 03:14:14 Message: Good job Ron! Looking forward to hearing about your race.
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Paul B. Written on: 2006-05-22 10:59:49 Message: Great job everyone!! I hope most of you took picutres and can post them. I'll be looking forward to the race reports.
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Dan W. Written on: 2006-05-22 13:45:42 Message: Great job to everyone in Florida and Arizona (and any others who tri'd this weekend)! Too warm for wetsuits? Here in Oregon, it just feels kind of hard to believe. We all look forward to hearing about your race...
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Glen N. Written on: 2006-05-22 13:58:15 Message: way to go guys in florida you all kicked ass, jael you are amazing after a dnf to finishing a 70.3 congrats see u in AZ ironman next april sounds like you are ready for it. Also great job to andy and my other aztriclub team mates who completed there race on sunday also well done guys.
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Steve L. Written on: 2006-05-22 15:36:25 Message: Sweet...Way to go Jael, stoked along with you. And, of course, Awesome job everyone who completed their Tri's this weekend in Florida and AZ. Looking forward to hearing about your trials and tribulations. You all give me great inspiration. Dan - I hear ya, I'm up here in Washington. SteveL.
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Megan O. Written on: 2006-05-22 16:16:22 Message: Oh my gosh!!! Thank you to everyone for following us all so closely! I was so touched by all the e-mails and posts from you all! It means a lot to have your support for all of us competing yesterday in Florida and Arizona. I am just sorry that things were so hectic on Saturday for my husband and I that I couldn't meet up with Jael and the other ontri participants. The race went really well. Amazingly, I felt good all day long. I have never been so at peace with myself during a race before. All of the credit is due to the training I followed through the ontri training program. I can honestly testified that following that regimen helped me get the 6:26 finish. So, if any of you plan to do a 1/2 Ironman in the near future feel comfortable knowing that the training program through ontri works fantastically!!! Now, let's get down to business about the race particularly the bike. It was not FLAT!!! Luckily my husband and I drove the course on Saturday so I was prepared for the hills. I would say that 1/3 of the bike was far from the rolling hills that the race officials described. To some of you up north you would have had no problems with these hills...but I have lived in Florida for the last 6 years and I forgot what it was like to ride hill repeats. So, I was happy to have known ahead of time about these hills on the course. Some were steeper than others so you had to be aware of your gears. What made it difficult was there was so much pack racing. A pack of us would be going at a nice pace being very careful not to draft...than all of a sudden a pack of faster riders would come from behind and practically run you off the road. It's the nature of the beast I guess but some competitors need to be more respectful of the way they pass people. I later found out that a crash occured on the course because a rider was way too close while making the pass and his bike caught on to another riders wheel. I had to get that frustration off my chest. Despite the hill section, the remaining two thirds were flat and fast with very little wind. Although it may not sound like it..I really enjoyed the bike course. The run was HOT! HOT! HOT! Three laps and hardly any shade! At first I wasn't pleased to be running on grass, but after mile three I was happy to have the cushion. The tempature was much hotter for a May in Florida than usual. I don't remember in year's past it being that hot. The funny thing is that I think I owe the race officials money because I fueled so much. One very important thing!!! I made sure to stop and stretch at the transitions and whenever I hit the first aid station on the run loops. That really prevented cramping as well as the fueling. All in all the race went well. I would do this race again because I liked the course. I am very proud of my race results and I am glad I could share my experienece with all of you. I hope that I can help anyone who plans to do a race here in Florida or anywhere for that matter. Again, I really have to testify at how pleased I was with the ontri training plan my husband and I followed. It really helped us prepare for the Olympic distance in March and most importantly this 1/2 Ironman. I will continue to spread the word to as many people as I can about how great this site is for it's training, info and most importantly user support. thanks again!!! Congratulations to all of the participants!!!!!!!!!!
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Jael A. Written on: 2006-05-22 16:51:03 Message: To all of you, Thank you so very much for all the support. I cannot believe you were all following us so very closely. I was humbled and absolutely touched by so much support and Love coming from each one of you! You cheers and wishes must have been felt by me all day long because I was not about to give up on that swim! I am on a computer library and it is about to cutt off my time. I will have to write later all the details. CONGRATULATIONS to all the Participants this weekend! Megan, Ryan and BRAD (yes, you too) you are all amazing!!!! Congrats guys! Your Truly, Jael
Subject: RE: Jael made the swimming By: Jael A. Written on: 2006-05-22 18:13:15 Message: Ty, Andy and Ron, Congratulations on a great finish at the Olympic in Arizona!!!!! You guys were just as busy as us here in Florida. Way to go! You make us proud! Jael
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