Thanks Mary: It was a learning experience, pure lack of preparation on my part, lesson learned, thanks again, Fernando
-----Original Message----- From: mary dorsey <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, Nov 15, 2010 6:45 pm Subject: RE: [Gyros: 16903] Congratulations to Donna Webster......she is an Ironman!!!... Congrats Fernando! I am glad the flat did not flat you out! However the year I rode that course, I saw only 1 more soul on the bike course so I would have been SOL if my stems did not match. I also had GI symptoms after the race. On that bike course you’re pretty much out “in the woods” wherever you are. Congrats on a great finish! mary From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 5:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Gyros: 16902] Congratulations to Donna Webster......she is an Ironman!!!... Hey everybody! thanks for your support. Another one for the records # 7. It was a beautiful day, as always I am all Slow twitch. The swimming felt good but I think the salty water and the taste of boat fuel gave me GI symptoms so I spent 25 minutes on T 1. The bike was going great, I was pacing myself and at the halfway point (all headwind) my average was over 19 mph, at the turn around with a tail wind I was going at 21 mph but I hit "something" at mile 90 and my front tire was down within seconds. No worry, by now I am an expert at changing flats so after a couple of bad words I had the wheel off and the new tube in place. The only problem is that the valve stem was 50mm and I needed an 80mm stem. At that moment I could see Bert, Tony and Carlos giving me grief for being so stupid. So I waited at least 25 min 'till some nice soul threw me his spare tube with the proper valve stem. The run was slow but steady, our friend Carlos "el chileno" was nice enough to ride his bike with me for the first 9-10 miles. He got tired of the snail pace, saw me trip and fall flat on my face while crossing a wooden bridge around mile 7. He was a great help. But as you all know I am not much of a talker when I ride and/or run. Carlos kept telling me jokes and comments that required an answer from me. He was a great assistance and the first 10 miles flew by. My wife Carol met me with 2 miles to go and she paced me over the last 2 bridges, and we finished together. It was another great and learning experience. I wore the Gyro colors with pride. I did not wear my bibs because the front is not as low as the "Castelli" bibs and it is difficult to use the woods when you gotta go. I had to use the wood 3 times during the bike. In Switzerland I would have been disqualified for urinating in the woods. It was slow, but fun, glad to be healthy enough to go for it and I am ready for next year's. My plan is to focus more on running for the next few months, do the Myrtle beach marathon in Feb. I guess I am still high on endorphins. I need to work on my flexibility, when I am in the aero position I cannot look straight out so my head is at 45 degrees so I can only see about 20' in front of me. I think that is why I.ve gotten 2 flats with the TT bike. Later guys, congratulations to Donna great achievement!. You Will do another one. Thanks, Fernando In a message dated 11/15/2010 9:02:42 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: yeah.. Congrats to Donna and Fernando Puente for a great job on finishing B2B. It was a beatiful day in Wilmington , perfect weather for a race. Carlos On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 4:35 PM, Bux <[email protected]> wrote: Donna congrats on finishing B2B, I was thinking about you all starting out the day with some pretty cold temps and I heard the normal positive effect of the current was quite the contrary this year which makes your accomplishment even more special!!!! Hope you enjoyed the day. Marc -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
