Ironman Austria supports thread

Iron Squishy

Hello! Just to say thank you so much for all the support on the thread, and thanks to jj and Bassy for updating everybody.

I was getting really twitchy at the end reading about Meldy coming in .... I knew she'd made it and I was getting very nervous reading back LOL!!!

Sorry for DD, Firestar, Petal and Gumps, I almost cried when I saw FS sitting with the supporters while I was on the run.

Thanks again x

Jj

Err, from memory, random voted awards
Biggest sandbagger - kanga
Campest run style - mr w
Barlist prize for successful pacing - pebble
Special award for hydration and electrolyte management - petal
Best supporter - ross
Finish line antics - gom
Swimming like a brick award - dangerous dave

sorry to keep posting this one both threads - I don't know where best to put them.

Pink

Congratulations peeps! But comiserations to those who didn't make it. It's an achievement just doing all that training if you ask me!

Congrats particularly to Squishy and Meldy - Inspirational!

JD.

how about a reports thread? they'll be confused when they get back all exhausted and won't know where to post :-)

Crash Hamster

Set it up,JD )

Crash Hamster

I've just been sent a piccy from ATO; he's currently up in the mountains somewhere between Klaggers and Salzberg, in the snow!!

He's got a week without interweb, so his race report will be a little delayed...

Jj

WEll, CRAB and Doozer, and very possibly the Cap'n and his crew, are stuck in traffic less than an hour away from Klagenfurt.

But both cars have at least one Cackberry, so perhaps we should exhort them to start writing now...

[Deleted User]

Congratulations to all who finished, comiserations to those who now have an excuse to do another one next year.

I haven't really caught up on who finished where and when (I was busy flying to India over the weekend so couldn't keep track of the reports thread), but I'm looking forward to the race reports thread to bring me up to date.

Hollywood (busy on runsaturday.com)

I'm an eyeronman. Super Super Hup Hup :-)

Mouldy says she is cycling home.

Hollywood (busy on runsaturday.com)

Bounce ;-)

smiley lady (M.)

what did GOM do at the finish line?

Jj

he - erm...posed.

In various poses.

Like King Poser.

Posing for Britain.

At a posing competition.

JD.

grr, i'm even more annoyed i didn't capture the vid of his finish now :-(

JD.

lol, ruining someones finishing photo one day will be a good return for all those hours of sleepless nights :-)

Imeccentric

Im home - sans bike - weird I seem strangely unaffected by the airlines non delivery hmm...
, lovely to know virtual support also there in strength , thanks guys
Pirates , support whole raceday experience magnificent , you are all part of something very special . Race reports follows when not so feckin tired out ....
...xxxx

RunRabbit RunRabbit

When are the motley crew planning their return to Planet Earth?

They must surely be on Planet Zanussi at the moment?

Imeccentric

Most of us travelling back todayish ....
return to earth , for me work in the mornin!

RunRabbit RunRabbit

I think I remember seeing you cross the finish line, Eccentric.

Were you wearing a yellow top with a black skull and crossbones logo?

:oD

M.ister W

Home and the baby made is back as well. I'm feeling far better than I should. Maybe I didn't try hard enough? :-D

Imeccentric

Yep that would have been me rabbit ! , W , clearly not trying hard enough no IV ! Great time though mate a pleasure to race with you as ever.

RunRabbit RunRabbit

Well done Iron W. Well gawd knows what time you would do if you tried a little harder! sub*?

Does that mean Iron Mouldy is soon to make an appearance online?

RunRabbit RunRabbit

sub* = sub8

Kanga M

Crackin' weekend, another lump of heavy metal to add to the collection and a cute little piratey clock for my honest attempts to pre-empt a DNF ... not my fault the plan failed at I finished a bit quicker than last year

Great to have all the supporters there too, added incentive to keep going when it got a bit messy at the end. (although not literally this year thanks to immodium!)

www.ironmanfrance.com here I come ....

JD.

i feared teh worst when you wrote "messy". glad it went well.

M...eldy

Home


knackered



will read back tomorrow



you guys are all orsum :-)

smiley lady (M.)

((((((((((M.eldy)))))))))))
welcome home babe. Jezz you kept us all up past our bedtime. You owe us cocoa!

M.ister W

Meldy is walking remarkably well. Another one who didn't try hard enough ;-)

M.ister W

.......and if she offers to show you her chaffing I suggest that you decline!

Kanga M

Cheers JD Mrs Kanga appreciated your update efforts, and was (presumably anonymously) alternating between the running commentary on the forum and ironmandead to keep tabs on me. Missed me finishing as our daughter got bored waiting for daddy to finish and wanted to go back to the computer game !

RunRabbit RunRabbit

[Decorates thread with "Welcome Home" banners, streamers, party poppers and whistles.

Plays Cliff Richard "Congratulations" song on repeat mode. Puts earmuffs on.

Places champers in the fridge with a special half-drunk can of Guinness for Iron Mouldy

Waits in darkness with lights switched off]