IMAZ- who's racing?

[knapplaura]

Mommelisa,

Thanks so much! I emailed you at the address on your blog; hopefully you got it. I did exactly what you said on the run; lost focus and started chatting with people on the course therefore slowing down and even walking more aid stations that needed. My friend who came to watch even said I waited for my chatting buddy after an aid station.

Although it was great for my head to have someone to run with and talk to, I know I could have done better with the fitness I brought to the day if I had pushed more on the run.

Very interested in how you adapted as I look for ways to improve over the season. The short training cycle focus is interesting; I have several Half IMs I want to do over the summer so I will focus on them and not IM in the summer to keep my head fresh.

thanks for the info,
Laura

[Pedal Wench]

Laura, I was recording the live stream (camcorder focused on my screen) to capture my friend who was finishing. Her time was close to yours -- do you want me to see if I captured your finish on the live stream? If so, we'll figure out a way that I can send you the file. I was trying to record in short segments - stopping in between runners - to keep the file size manageable. I'm guessing your first name is Laura...

[Aggie_Ama]

Melisa- Wonderful race report and I read about your mother. I hope you feel that you did her proud, it sounds like you definitely did.

Laura- Congrats getting back out after a DNF. We watched the April edition on Versus, it was painful to watch on TV.

[salsabike]

How great for both of you---Mommelisa, for your time, and Laura, for being able to go back and have a great finish after the last time. It is so impressive, to do an Ironman. Thanks for letting us know!

[knapplaura]

Pedal Wrench,

Wow! That is awesome! Yes, if you could send it to me that would be awesome! Will PM you with my email. I was #2262, Laura Knapp, from Montgomery Alabama.

thanks so much!!!

Laura

[mommelisa]

laura - sorry for the delay - i'm in a post-IM, post-thanksgiving stupor. :-) replying to your email now!!

[Pedal Wench]

Pedal Wrench,

Wow! That is awesome! Yes, if you could send it to me that would be awesome! Will PM you with my email. I was #2262, Laura Knapp, from Montgomery Alabama.

thanks so much!!!

Laura

I'll let you know if I captured it tomorrow. I can't find the memory card that it's on.

PW

[spindizzy]

Mommelisa-
Congratulations on a fantastic race and kudos to your support crew. I had tears in my eyes and a smile on my face as I read your race report. Thanks for sharing your journey.

Knapplaura- How anyone could train and sign themselves up for 2 Ironmans races in one year is beyond me! "Tenacity" - you should change your screen name to that. I am so delighted for you that you accomplished this very momentous goal. Good on ya!

[KSH]

I am very late on this... but congratulations to Melisa and Laura!!!!

Awesome times!!!

[colby]

Congrats Melisa, congrats Laura!

Sub-12... whew!! I have dreamed about that, but I don't see it happening anytime soon. Wow.

[Pedal Wench]

I found her! If anyone else knows anyone who finished between about 13:20 and 13:40, I probably recorded them. Let me know. Laura, I'm looking into a public FTP site that I can post the whole file to so you can download it in the best quality (which isn't much, since it's just my camcorder pointed at my computer screen!)