Quote Originally Posted by ard2012 View Post
I was one of those people who was still on the course. Thank you for hanging in there and staying until the end. I was turning the corner from Main street and could hear the final finisher. It really is amazing to have the support from strangers at the end of the race.... ok, maybe it was more like an event - but still great to see everyone who was still out there. I finished (and I do think of it as finishing) at 12:18 (unofficially).
Congratulations, ard2012, you are an Ironman.