Geeze, so many cool bikes and here's another little thing i never though to tell y'all about me. Heres a pic of my other bike.. Its completely carbon, wheels are like 1lb, and its taken me through 7 Ironman Triathalons, ha!.. I did three last year, so thats why you guys dont see us at a track. The training is tough, its common to have 8hr rides on sat and follow with 25+ run, but if you want to compete, no excuses, DO THE WORK!. The race starts with a 2.4m swim, then you transition to a 112mile bike and finish with a 26 mile marathon.. It gets a tad bit "uncomfortable" during the marathon, but the people I meet are so inspirational. WHY, their ages range from 18 to 82!!!
Last year in MD, a lady, 82 came in at 17:01, and you know what she said?? " She wasnt sad she missed the cut, no man, she said "no worries, Ill train harder next year, HA!" Oh MY GOD!! Another story, in the pic below I was prepping before the cannon at the waters edge, it was flurrying, coast guard couldnt keep the turn bouys in the same spot, water 58, and they delayed. a n hr. In that time, with me shi^# in my pants because its the sea, a a person with a rope around their waist was being pulled through the crowd to start the race, and they were BLIND!!! BLIND!!!! Can you imagine that, BLIND!
The pic with the guy sitting, his name is Pat. . The dude raced in a 134miler and to put it in perspective, HE IS PARALIZED from the waist down!!! Not sure if thats a biggie, check out the elevation on that race below....
The other pic of the little guy, his name is John the Hammer. I've met him three years in a row racing Maryland Ironman. Need inspiration, he's the first person on the planet with dwarfism to do the race. His bike comes up to my kneecap, but no bullshit, he does the same as all of us. Has to swim on his back, imagine that. Its a violent swim, people swimming over you,, water dark, and he does it on his back!!!!
People are amazing and I see HUNDREDS of people doing Ironman in their 70's, so if y'all the itch, hit me up..
Last pic, i jump over the line at each race... Some, i nearly eat the carpet cuz the legs are a little wobbly, ha..