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I can't watch the videos. Have had another very bad shift on Labour Ward and if I start blubbing, that's it, I might shrivel to nothing through dehydration.
Someone remind me to watch them in a week or so...
Reminded me again just how amazing you guys are.
<sniff>
S L, does your European Health insurancey thing (what used to be E111) cover that?
Also, any luck finding the guy who punched you? Did the police/ IMCH people go through the mid-swim splits to identify people who were near you (cos you could then ID them off thw website from their race photos?)
Ouch! SL you are one tough lady - hope your E111 covers the bill??
KANGA/COUGIE/BEDDERS - We have purchased your finishing photo, with the 4 of you in it (including Crashie) so don't buy it!!! We can send you a copy if you would like one
What a ripoff the photos are!! I'm glad most of mine are awful .... but I'm mega pissed off that my proper finishers photo didn't turn out. Wuckfits.
The pirate paps did a much better job
You certainly didn't look hungry, or terribly happy, but managed to do the trick
That would be grand Squishy, thanks. Shame your pic didn't turn out, the least they could do after you earned it !Hi,
New guy here so go easy on me
Just wanted to post a quick thanks for the support I recieved during IM CH. I was accross with others from my local club and not a 'pirate' but I really appreciated the support I got from lots of you. I had a tumble on the bike and started the run looking very much worse for the tumble with road rash to most of the right side of my face, nose and shoulder. I started the run but not sure I could have completed the race without the support from the crowd, including several large groups of 'pirate support'. Special thanks to the guy that patched my bike up, not sure who he was or where he was from but I owe him a pint (or several).
Thanks again,
Kenny Girvan
Thanks Mellifera, it was quite an experience, great support though a few who went earily quiet and didn't know what to say or do, and I think i must have heard every german phrase for 'ouch take a look at that guy' (or similar). All healed up now thankfully and considering a return venture in 2011 (without the crash!).
Cheers,
Kenny
saw our young friend Jens on Sunday, he's the one some of you saw crashed out on the IMCH bike course with an ambulance in attendance, he just got his ambulance bill, 4 figures too. Schweiz is certainly expensive! The season is over for Jens, he's barely walking with crutches, knee was operated on for half an hour in the Swiss hospital, the tendon down from his quad muscle had to be stitched together too. Can't flex his knee at all yet and still in quite a lot of pain. We all have fingers crossed that he will recover to previous level - he was going for sub-9 in IMCH.
Poor guy - I wish him all the best as it did look nasty when I went past him and that must have been sometime after it happened.
Does anyone know if the guy dressed as a clown finished? I remember we saw him in the dark across from the finish with I guess 8km to go surrounded by concerned people.
How lovely to see you here!
And Mellifera is quite right - I wondered if you thought Swiss wind made an "ooooh!" sound as you ran. 'twas just the crowd, admiring your wounds and your pluck.
IW - that sounds awful. hope he gets back to full strength without too many issues.
the clown called it a day at the same time as me. think he might have gone out on the bike too fast as i over took him at the start of the second lap. he looked pretty bad even then.