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Your initiation is now complete!! You crashing the bike then primarily walking the second half of the marathon and still finishing in the top 25% has got to leave you itching for more! tim ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jon Anderson Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 6:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [COWs] Ironman Louisville Hey guys, Just wanted to let you all know that I finished the race and I am alive to talk about it. I finished in 12 hours and 59 minutes, 633 out of about 2500 people, and 17th out of 71 in my age group. I finished the 2.4 mile swim in 1 hour 6 min which was 154th overall. Then I did the 112 mile bike in 5 hours and 40 minutes, 156th overall, 19.8 mph pace, but then the run wasn't up to par with what I had hoped. I really started hurting a lot and my body rejected all fluids, I couldn't absorb any fluids, they went right through me and I had to use the bathroom constantly. I had to walk primarily for the 2nd 13 miles of the marathon because of cramps which really hurt my time but I was able to finish. On the bike I flipped over the handle bars at mile 10 on the bike. I was passing a guy and got cut off by another rider causing me to go off the road and when I hit the lip it flipped me. I took the fall on my shoulders, hip, knee and leg, causing me to lose a lot of blood throughout the rest of the day, but did not get a scratch on my bike, my feet never came unclipped. I landed on the road so needless to say I am in quite a bit of pain still but I have started recovering. Thanks again for all the bike rides and once I am fully recovered I would love to do some more rides and races with you all. I will try to keep up with the emails and make any centuries and other races that you all are doing this fall. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CyclistsOfWilson-COWs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
