http://ironman.com/events/ironman/arizona/?show=all
click on "Track an Athlete" to see how they are doing.
Denise is bib #2191
Laura is bib #2089
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http://ironman.com/events/ironman/arizona/?show=all
click on "Track an Athlete" to see how they are doing.
Denise is bib #2191
Laura is bib #2089
Yay! Go girls, go!!!! :D
I can't make the live video work.
Is there a secret? A download I'm missing?
Go girls go!!!!
Cheering madly from the outer fringes!!!!!!
YEAAAHHHH!!!!
The site says the first women are getting outa the water and there are still no stats on Denise at 8:05 Pacific time. So she's still swimming. Go Denise Go!!
Magic butterflies all around her as she swims! Wahooooooooooooo! I'm so sure she's having a fabulous time!!
H&B
~T~
Laura is out of the water! 1:40:13!
Here's something to read while we're waiting for stats: http://www.ironman.com/events/ironma...-madonna-buder
Tune in, zone out and don't feel the pain... run.... run. Best of luck to both of ya.
Laura is out of T1 and on the bike. (7:14)
Denise is out of the water!!! 2:01:40
Yahooooooo! Go Denise, go!
Denise is out of T1 and on the bike. (8:34)
Go, girls, go!
YEAH Denise!!!!!!! Great Job!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by LBTC
Go Girls Go!!! Any chance that they'll see each other? I don't imagine there's a lot of chatting or time for that :o
Even though I'm at work, I'm thinking of you all having fun working hard.
Keep up the good work.
Go Denise!! Go Laura!!:D:D
Red Rock
I just in in from riding and checked the race website. GO GIRLS GO!!!!!! I am praying for no wind on the bike.....
GO DENISE GO LAURA
On the main IMAZ page feed, they just said the wind is so bad they need to duct tape the mats down at the turnaround.
Hmmmm.
I'm addicted to watching their progress, just like I was when Wahine did IM Canada last year!
It is pretty cool to be able to check in on them. Thanks for posting their bib number, Knot.
Laura's through the first bike split in 4:08:08. Must be a wicked headwind.
::beaming energy into their legs::
Just got here -
GO LAURA!
GO DENISE!
Lynette
GO DENISE!!! GO LAURA!!!!
Yeah, I'm checking on a number of friends of mine and they're all progressing more slowly than I expected.
According to Wunderground it's supposed to be only 5% humidity in Tempe right now, with 7mph winds from the ENE.
Here I sit in 67% humid Vancouver, BC. Wow.
NOAA observations at Phoenix airport are 16-22 mph winds since 9 a.m.
GO LAURA!
GO DENISE!
gear down and spin spin spin spin.
I just posted in another link. It's bad out there! Send those butterflies to Laura!
Running Mommy, thanks for joining us on the cheering section. Can you paint us a verbal picture of what it's like out there? :confused: You've been there, what do you think it's like for our gals at this stage?
well I'm at home, but it's howling out there. Basically the wind is dead east, tho I hear from my friend at the race that it keeps changing. The course is an out and back loop that heads east/ north east on the way out, and of course south, south west on the way back.
So the first 18 miles of each loop are brutal. I had a guy fall over into me on the beeline hwy, lucky for me I was going so slow I had time to clip out. My wheel may need a true though.. :p
It's also very hot out there, but the wind doesn't make it feel that hot.
I'll have to look on wunderground and see what the wind is doing. All I know is- it's not fun.
RM does part of an Ironman, has some dude crash into her, and first thing she does when she gets home is jump on TE.
yay, RM!!!!
man, that wind sounds awful!
well I knew you guys were watching! And I didn't want you to worry...
Cause I really am ok. I didn't even fall over when the guy fell into me. I just let the bike go down, but I stayed upright. He swore he was gonna keep going. I was like "ok buddy. fight on, this kid is DONE!" :)
Like Michael Lovato said- it's suppose to be fun! When it's not fun anymore you need to stop. It wasn't fun anymore- so I stopped.
Some would say I was a quitter. And yeah I may not be a "true" Ironman because I didn't fight through the conditions... But funny thing... I don't care! ha ha ha I'm secure in my dnf-ness! :D
Ok, REALLY I'm off to shower now. I'm developing a raging headache and feel very sinusy. UGH. Prolly snorted too much of tempe town lake up my nose. OY
If your wheel needs to be trued you did the right thing. A mechanical failure in this wind could have been catastrophic. We don't need another ride report when someones friend or significant other logs in "I'm not Running Mommy, her wheel came off on a downhill on IMAZ" ;)
Triathletes have an odd idea of fun :p This is fun? Racing into headwind?
It's not a race so I can't imagine what you do but I recall on Day 2 of ALC which is relatively flat but with a couple hills at the end having this conversation with a guy passing me:
Guy:We trained for hills
Trek:Yep
Guy:And we trained for heat
Trek:Yep
Guy:And we trained for back to back centuries
Trek:Yep
And headwind
Trek: Yep
Guy: I forgot to train for all 4 at once. :rolleyes:
And I was having fun at the time. You gals are inspirational :D
racing into a headwind indeed.
current stats on wunderground have wind speed at 18.4, gusts to 23.
I imagine it's worse out on the beeline hwy. That's open desert and is windy on the calmest of days. It's like a big open wind tunnel.
Oh boy, I'm feeling it for Laura!! C'mon Laura you can do it!!
BTW- noticed that the traker is down.... argghh..
You talked about inhaling the lake, do you get sandblasted in that part of the course? :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Running Mommy
Running Mommy, how was the OWS part?
Laura's through the second bike split in 6:29:48!
Go Laura!
Go, Laura, GO!!!!
Dang, my Ironmanlive tracker's not working. GO LAURA GO!
I inhaled part of the lake when the swells came up. I would turn to breathe and get a swell in the face. I drank a bit of the murky lake. blecch!
But I did get sandblasted more than a couple of times out there. The blowing dust is bad. I feel for anyone with asthma or allergies!
Is this Laura's first IM, does anyone know?
Does the split mean she's turned around? Will that give her any relief from the wind?Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
no, that will mean she started the third loop, so she'll be in a headwind for awhile, but it's the last time..
Till she hits the run of course. The run is different this year, so she'll be running w/ a tail wind the first couple of miles and then she'll get it head on again until the backside of the loop.
Go Laura!!! You have a whole lot of folks rooting for ya! Go, Iron Woman, Go!!
Sounds like awful conditions! :eek: RM, I'm so glad you're happy with your decision and that you did the right thing! Big celebratory butterflies for you!
Sending loads of fast, protective butterflies to cut the headwind for Laura and keep her safe!!
Hugs and butterflies,
~T~