'Tis the Season: Ironman Coeur d'Alene

[colby]

When I went to Florida, I felt bad that I didn't catch people from TE that were probably IN THE SAME TENT I was in during transition. I have been incredibly busy at work over the last year and only been able to pop in here occasionally, but you ladies hold a special place in my triathlon heart. I wore my She Loves Hills bike jersey to the Hill Country Ride for AIDS in Austin (side note: HOT AND WINDY, like standing in front of a giant dryer) and it was admired by many, I wished I could have sent the good vibes back to each of you.

Back on topic...

I know Kacie's husband is also racing Ironman Coeur d'Alene (and he's fast, so he'll put my turtle self to shame!). If anyone else from TE is coming up (down, over), I would love to cheer you on, say hello, or at least know you're around in case you're, say, volunteering in transition and you could help put on my arm warmers/coolers/sunscreen/whatever!

For those of you playing along at home, my # this year is 314. (Yep, pi! Also, that means next year I'll be back in the high #s.)

<insert the final countdown>

[Irulan]

Is that this weekend?

[colby]

Is that this weekend?

Yes! This Sunday, 6/24.

[GLC1968]

My friend's partner is racing and she's playing sherpa. He is trying to qualify for Kona, so I assume that makes him one of the fast ones. Unrelated to TE, though.

Best of luck to you! We'll be cheering you on from Sunriver, OR!

[Blueberry]

Good luck, Colby! I know you'll rock it Will be following you!!

[Tri Girl]

Best of luck, Colby!! I'll be tracking you, and cheering you on all the way from OK. Have a fantastic time!!!

[colby]

My tracking link:

http://tracking.ironmanlive.com/news...2F&athlete=314

Race feed:

http://live.ironman.com/?race=coeurdalene&year=2012

My twitter account is @colbinator, sometimes my husband tweets from my account during the day, since the splits are so distant I'll ask him to try to post updates.

SUPER EXCITING!! Off to sleep! (Been in bed for a while, but not truly sleeping.)

[OakLeaf]

I just got home ... Colby's out of the water in 1:59. The site doesn't have bike splits listed, just a total bike time? Can that be right? Go Colby, ride ride ride!

[Tri Girl]

she had a good bike split. still waiting for some run splits to be posted.

[Blueberry]

2 run splits in, and she's gaining speed. Go, Colby!!

6.6 mi 6.6 mi 1:43:09 11:38:29 15:37/mi
13.4 mi 6.8 mi 1:42:43 13:21:12 15:06/mi

[OakLeaf]

Congratulations Colby! You rocked it!

[kacie tri-ing]

I got to see her goig out for lap two on the bike, and her finish!!

Congrats! It was a tough and windy day out there!

Can't wait to read your thoughts about it!

[colby]

Thanks for the extra cheers, Kacie!! George did amazing! I joked to my husband that I must have spent half my brain making sure he had the awesome race he trained so hard for, because he sure did at the same time I did not. So cool to be Kona bound!

Thanks everyone for the congrats and tracking! The bike splits - WTF? There was a timing mat out on the bike turnaround and the day before it looked like there should be splits, but on that day, there were none. Let me tell you, there were a lot of nervous internet trackers out there!



I just had one of those days where stuff doesn't click. It wasn't a day when I had panic on the swim, stomach issues or nutrition issues on the bike/run, excess pain overall, super nasty weather, or anything, really, just... meh! After the swim, I thought "oh, I see. Glad to be on the bike!" Second loop of the bike, I thought, "oh, I see. Glad to be running!" Second loop of the run, I thought, "let's get this done!" and I was able to walk/run pretty consistently (sorry about that 17 minute/mile walking stretch, oops) then run hard to the finish that last quarter-mile, so I had some gas in the tank. Failure was not an option. I never expected to be that close to any cutoffs at this point, but I'll take the Just Finish. Instead of hearing "you are an Ironman" over the loudspeaker, I was personally greeted by Mike Reilly who told me to my face as I walked across the line.

I will post a more complete race report soon - just wanted to pop in and say that I am alive and doing pretty well. And yes, I signed up for next year, within seconds. I will have my revenge, unless something comes up that prevents it (in which case I'll have my revenge at another race because I'm not NOT having my revenge - I WANT that race where everything DOES click )!

[katluvr]

Awesome Colby....as usual, I am in awe!

K

[GLC1968]

I was personally greeted by Mike Reilly who told me to my face as I walked across the line.

How cool is that? Congratulations again, Colby!!