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  1. #1
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    Congrats! That's a huge improvement in your times! Woohoo!!

  2. #2
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    Sorry, but I got a couple more pics.....



    below is me accepting my award. looks like we're dancing........and what it that sticking out of the top of my head?

    Bald guy is one of our team members came in 3rd. He's so fast and goofy!

    Last edited by silver; 08-19-2007 at 07:52 PM.

  3. #3
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    You LOOK fast in your pic!! Whoo-hoo! Congrats!

    Annie
    Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we have lived." Captain Jean Luc Picard

  4. #4
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    I'm impressed with all your times, but especially the transitions! Under a minute in T2? WHOA! I'm online at work (hospital), and it won't let me see pictures. I'll take a look when I get home. Congratulations!
    Run like a dachshund! Ride like a superhero! Swim like a three-legged cat!
    TE Bianchi Girls Rock

  5. #5
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    Way to GO! Congratulations!!!
    "Chisel praise in stone; write criticism in sand."

  6. #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by silver View Post
    Sorry, but I got a couple more pics.....

    and what it that sticking out of the top of my head?
    Don't be sorry, you know we love pics! You look so athletic and fast, cool!

    But, as for that strange growth on your head...you didn't tell us this was the ChiaPet Tri!
    "The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it." ~ Doug Bradbury

  7. #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Starfish View Post
    the ChiaPet Tri!
    LOL!!!! Perfect!

    And thanks everyone!
    "Being retired from Biking...isn't that kinda like being retired from recess?" Stephen Colbert asked of Lance Armstrong

  8. #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by silver View Post
    LOL!!!! Perfect!

    And thanks everyone!
    Hey, what's with the embarrassment faces? I mean, you can be however you want, but I'm sure you have overcome a lot and also worked a ton to get the results in your tri, as well as your fast, athletic look. Be embarrassed if you want but, hey, just take in the compliments! You deserve them.
    "The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it." ~ Doug Bradbury

  9. #9
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    Thanks Starfish! I don't generally like attention and always tend to down play my accomplishments.

    But I did work hard for this. And doubly hard because of my wreck last year. I am mostly just thankful that I am able to train and compete after the wreck. And meeting my goals performance-wise is like a cherry on top.

    a few random thoughts.....I talked to a gal who wrecked her bike in a tri about a month ago. She broke her collar bone and had several small fractures in her face around her checkbone. She's doing well but still recovering. She was feeling frustrated at the number of people who have asked her if she's selling her bike, expecting that she would never want to ride again. And then when she says she wants to ride again, discouraging her. I tried to encourage her about riding again. There is a freedom in riding again after a serious wreck. When you ride again after a serious wreck, you are rising above fear and pain and death. There is strength in that. And courage. There is risk in everything that we do. Everyone of us who rides is choosing to BE ALIVE...STRONG....COURAGEOUS

    OK, must be time for bed.
    "Being retired from Biking...isn't that kinda like being retired from recess?" Stephen Colbert asked of Lance Armstrong

  10. #10
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    Silver, congratulations! Well done....and you look absolutely fantastic in the pics. You can be very , very proud of yourself. It's abundantly clear you have been working very hard and being disciplined in traning and diet to get you to where you are today. That is amazing and you deserve to revel in your accomplishments. Absolutely awesome!

    Colleen
    (are you SURE you are in the 40-44 age group??? You look MUCH younger. I guess being in great physical shape will do that for a person!)

 

 

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