Denise Amos, YOU ARE AN IRONMAN!!!

[Nanci]

I'm gonna cry...

[Grog]

Oh cooool!

I was getting worried, I didn't want to go to bed until she was in.

GREAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!

[Lise]

YES?!?! YES?!?! You know this? It's true?

I've been sitting here, praying in front of the monitor, watching the minutes tick to the end, and now,

SHE FINISHED?!?!?! You know for sure! Did they call you?

OMG I am so happy!!!

[aka_kim]

16:52:54. AWESOME!!!! She is an IRONMAN!

[Nanci]

Spoke to her in person!!! It's really true!!

[Grog]

YUP!!! Here's her time:

1717 ATH 16:52:54 AMOS, DENISE
GOODYEAR AZ USA
74/88
W35-39

SWIM 2.4 miles: 1:59:04

T1: 11:10

BIKE 112 miles: 8:01:21

T2: 11:02

RUN 26,1 miles: 6:30:19

I'm very very very impressed!!!

G'night all! Dream iron dreams.

[tattiefritter]

Congraulations Denise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First thing I checked this morning when I woke up :D


Feeling humbled :cool:

[Lise]

Whhheeeeewwww! I can barely catch my breath! Thanks all for the updates! Whoo, boy, now we've got to wait for the race report! :p

Denise, we're so very, very proud of you. Thank you for inviting us on this journey. Thanks, Nanci, for the updates, to Grog and aka kim and all the others who "sat up" with me and watched when there was no video.

So proud of you Denise, and so inspired.

To bed. L.

[Dianyla]

You're gonna have to change your "Iron Wannabe" title to "Iron Been There Done That Got The TShirt!"

Totally awesome!

[tprevost]

YOU DID IT DENISE!!!!!

We are all SO very proud! You are AWESOME!!! GREAT JOB!!!!

WHOOOOO HOOOOOOO!!!!
And, I DID cry!

Tracy

[crazycanuck]

WahooOoeeEEEEE....Whahooooo. I did the happy dance for ya!!!

(When i woke up this am you were just getting out of T1. I tried to follow your progress at work but Ironman live wasn't giving me the updates i wanted.)

It's way cool that you finished Denise, what an amazing woman you are! I am at a loss for words..

CONGRATS Kiddo!!! :D :D :) :) :cool: :cool:

cheryl

[Veronica]

Yay Denise! What an awesome achievement!

V.

[Jones]

I just got home from work (weird hours) and have been waiting to check your results. WAY TO GO!!! YOU ARE IRON!!!

Congratulations,
Jones

[DirtDiva]

http://smilies.vidahost.com/otn/party/beerchug.gif
Way to go Denise!!!!!

[JoyfullySo]

She rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Congratulations to Denise and her family!!!!!!!!!!!



Now, off to the pool..........

[cusepack]

Sending you my congratulations. Your spirit was with us all as we eagerly awaited your results. You're truly an amazing inspiration.

As an aside, thanks to all for the updates.

[btchance]

congratulations!!!! this is so fantastic, I am in awe. I'm looking forward to seeing the race report. Now sleep well, and eat well :D You deserve it.

[ladyfish]

Denise--congratulations!!! You ARE AN IRONMAN!!! Celebrate, recover, and when you are tired of all that, come tell us your inspiring story!!!

I just wish the video link hadn't gone out--we wanted to watch you cross the finish line. I'm sure you will have photos for us!!!

AWESOME!!!!!:)

[KSH]

I had dreams about this last night! Seriously. In my dream there was this lady who came to visit me... and she was telling me all about how she was an Ironman!

My dream came true... Denise finished!

WOW! Denise... you are amazing! WAY TO GO!

*Does the snoppy dance* *Wipes away tears*

What an amazing journey you have been on, thanks for letting us come along. We are the lucky ones!

*Hugs*

[Nanci]

We can probably watch her later- usually there's a thing on the actual IM site (Ironman Arizona, not Ironman Live) that says "Watch Me Finish." Hopefully that will be working.

Nanci

[Lise]

That would be really cool.

[Trek420]

congratulations Denise! What an achievement! Thanks for taking us along. Felt like I was there (without all the cramping, pain, training....and stuff;) )

Write (or dictate to DH) when you are rested.

[KSH]

HEY LADIES!

Go to the "Triathlon" section of the message board... Denise posted a short race report there!

I only posted this here, as I think some don't venture to that section.

[Lifesgreat]

Way to go! I was watching your progress all day and am so proud of you!:)

[Blueberry]

Congratulations!!!!!!:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

What an accomplishment!!!:) :) :) :) :) :) :)

I'm lucky enough to have a hubby who stays up really late working most nights - he watched the results for me on the ironman site and woke me up at 3:15 to let me know Denise safely finished. What a guy:)

[Tater]

Wow!! Congratulations on such an accomplishment!

[DrBee]

I'm in awe! Congratulations Denise - you are amazing!

[Surlygirl]

Congrats Denise, what a ride.

[Waverly]

Congratulations Denise! I am sorry I missed it! They had bike races in town all weekend so I wasn't home to watch. You did awesome!

Jessica

[fixedgeargirl]

AWESOME!!!

Congratulations Denise!! Your strength, dedication and tenacity are inspiring!!

[Fuji Girl]

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats! Rock on, girlfriend!

[cindysue]

Wow! Very Cool! We are all so proud of you!!!!

[slinkedog]

Congratulations, Denise! I hope you enjoyed the experience and will recover quickly!! :)

[wabisabi]

Adding my voice to congratulations. What a moving story!

[maillotpois]

WOOO HOOO!!! Fantastic!!!

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[Trekhawk]

Fantastic Stuff. Well done.:)

[Brandi]

Soooooo awsome!!!!!!!

[mtbdarby]

Denise- phenominal job! Can't wait to hear the whole story from you when you get some time. That's stuff I've only dreamed about - way to make it happen!!:D

[bikerchick68]

Holy Moly!!! I am completely in awe... way to go!

[Lise]

You guys were there, right? So we can expect Ironman reports from you as well....:p ...I just can't get enough!

Anybody know how to find the "Watch Me Finish" video?

L.

[Nanci]

I think I was wrong in my previous post about where Watch Me Finish is- I think it is really on the Ironman Live site, which is STILL having PROBLEMS and has reverted back to the old site that doesn't do anything. Soon it will be fixed, I hope!!

We watched BF's over and over last November- I made everyone at work watch it.

Nanci

[sulis]

Wow! Way to go. You have accomplished something only many of us (meaning me ;) ) will only ever dream of. :cool:

[ladyfish]

I bet we get video from Denise's Hubby before IMlive fixes their problems!!!

[tprevost]

I spent a lot of time going back and forth to the hotel so I was pretty much focusing on being able to cheer Denise on. I would have LOVED to be able to watch the whole thing and stay all day but it doesn't work well with tired kids in tow! Here are a couple of pictures - first one is at the finish, second one is the very last piece of the bike ride (this is where we thought she missed the cutoff because she got to the bike handoff area before we did!) then the last one is at the swim/bike transition. I'm not a photographer but you get the idea! ;)

Tracy

[KSH]

Great pictues!

Thanks for sharing!

I love the way some of the pictues are in the daylight... and the one at the finish line is in the dark. Really shows what an odyssey (? spelling) she went through! I love the fact that she was smiling too!

[tprevost]

she was smiling EVERY time I saw her! What a great lady!

T~

[Lise]

Thank you so much for posting the pictures. Great to see her in action! I loved the one at the finish--she looks sunburned and so happy. I noticed how the race number curls up at the sides. That number goes through so much during such a long hard day! Great pictures. Thanks, too, for hanging in with her and being the tangible representative of all the TE support.

[tprevost]

Lise,

Wish you could've been there! It was fabulous! PLUS, I got invited to Mommelisa's house for dinner - she's pretty fabulous too! I'm thinking I'm pretty luck to have met these really great women this weekend - Denise, Melisa and Denise's cousin Terrie! Oh, and Tony and Spencer were pretty cool too! :p

T~

[Running Mommy]

Can you email me those? I'm having my friend put a video together and he can use the stills as Tony has no finishers photos.
SWEET! I looked so happy huh? :D

[tprevost]

Denise,

Send me your e-mail address - I can't get the attachments to work as a PM!

Trac'

[jeannierides]

Denise, I'll add my congratulations to the list! Great job! YOu are an inspiration to all of us! :D

[Running Mommy]

tony661@cox.net
Email away.... :D
Thank you so much! It was great meeting you and da boys! They are little fire crackers, and soo cute! I knew you and my cousin would get along. Her and I are pretty much like twin sisters.
I think we should all get together- with Melisa of course! And maybe fly in all the out of staters for one big TE party!! Imagine how much fun we would have?! So now I need to register for Solano beach, and figure out the rest of my race calendar... Gonna have so cal on it for sure! Summers coming so we will wind down out here. Suppose to be mid 90's this week... UGH the heat is coming! :rolleyes:

[Lise]

Open invitation: Come do the Lake Zurich Triathlon with me.

http://www.lzarea.org/lztri/

It was my first tri ever in '03, did it last year for the 3rd time. August 13 this year. International distance, fun, relaxed, and maybe, maybe this year I won't finish last. I've always done it with other newbies; after the 1st year they were all much less trained than me. We had a motto that we all stuck together, but for the last two years that meant I really held myself back. This year I expect to go as hard as I can, and see what I can do.

I would love a party in AZ to celebrate with Denise, Melisa, Tracy, and the TE gals! :D L.