Another DNF... Don't worry, I'm ok

[mommelisa]

Nevermind... I just looked you up

TAXI DRIVER AND LAUNDRY MAIDEN?????? You are too funny!!!

that is unless i get a kona spot in the lottery tomorrow. :-)

but, being a volunteer yesterday. honestly, that course scares me. it was brutal out there. i know november weather can be iffy here, but we don't usually have the winds then.

still doing cda in june tho.

send me your email address, t, i tried to email you but it bounced back!

[mommelisa]

I'm really wondering about November... hmm.... I think I want to see how it goes this go round and think about 09. I know 09 will be sold out soon, so I'll have to get a community fund slot, but thats ok.
I just don't see any other races in the US that appeal to me.

denise, this is going to be my second go at cda. it is absolutely beautiful, honestly, if you're thinking of a different race, try that one.

[KSH]

Hey Denise! It was nice meeting you, even if it was very brief! Thanks again for the dinner ticket. Very kind and generous of you.

It was a rough day out there... you made a good call. My cousin started puking at mile 82 on the bike... and kept puking until he finished at 11:45 PM. He expected to finish the race in 11 hours and 30 minutes.

Your priorities are elsewhere... and that's OK. Hey, you paid your money. You gave it a shot. That's what counts.

I think you should just be happy you didn't end up puking like most people did. Also, I heard that there was basically 1 DNF per every 5 racer. You were not alone.

In fact, 3 people I know, other than you and Laura had a DNF yesterday. It was brutal.

[Running Mommy]

K- I'm sorry I didn't get to spend more time with you, but it always seems to happen like that on race week. Too much going on.
Yeah I'm not broken up in the least bit about my dnf. If it hadn't been windy it would have been fun to roll through the heat, but it was more than I cared to deal with.
One thing I know for sure now... I will NEVER do Kona! I just don't like the wind. So I have dep admiration for those that can get through it.
Sorry to hear about your cousin. I know all about puking. Did it last year. It's NOT fun.

MM- I'm actually going to cda in 09 to spectate. I don't think I can handle the cold lake or the hills on the bike course. I think maybe I need to see it first before I'm ready to pull the plug. But before IMAZ was around that was the race I was going to do.

[LBTC]

MM- I'm actually going to cda in 09 to spectate.

cda = Canada? You'll be in Penticton in 2009? If so, we might actually get to meet you IRL! It's not a really long drive from here....

Hugs and butterflies!
~T~

[Grog]

cda = Canada? You'll be in Penticton in 2009?

I believe cda = Coeur d'Alene.

[Running Mommy]

yeah couer d'alene.... I've always wanted to go to canada tho

[Starfish]

yeah couer d'alene.... I've always wanted to go to canada tho

The Canada one is the one that folks from my town go to. They say it is a gorgeous course (and not far from Coeur D'Alene sp? really).

[Grog]

Yes: Coeur d'Alene. Coeur = heart. It's actually Cœur d'Alene (if your monitor won't print it, that's a O and a E laced together but few people can pull that out of their keyboard!)...

One of the hardest sounds for native English speakers to pronounce, not to say spell! Definitely a sign of the early French presence (fur traders) on this side of the continent! The city folks themselves don't pronounce it the French way: http://www.coeurdalene.org/question140.snap
so in Rome, do as the Romans do!