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1st to the bar (looking for the positives). Bad luck
Oh Jo
I just saw you on the tracker and wondered if that had happened 
I'm so sorry. The Kayeman was saying there's a lot of seasick folk, currently about 40 bikes in T1 and according to Ref about 40 pulled out of water. Pants.
hope to see you later for a cuddle xxx
Gutted for you Joddly
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Thank you so much for all these kind words. Everyone is being so lovely, despite the fact that I basically allowed myself to talk myself out of the second lap.
Thommo, I do feel really sorry for you - at least you gave it everything. It is hard to know what to do next, as this new demon is going to have to be conquered.
After a bracing walk on the beach this morning, we have been out there cheering on the bike route, plenty of Pirate action including Funkin looking rather quick.
Go Pirates!!
keep your chin up Joddly, keep this emotion bottled up for next year and overcome
Funkin's splits still coming through regularly
Looks like something is screwy with the tracker lots of 8k run splits:
Bumble bee 151 1:24:23 8:27:28 no run split
Fairycakes 168 1:35:47 7:22:20 8k split on run
Batty Hattie 172 1:27:32 7:54:51 no run split
Joddly 218 DNF swim
Diego 397 1:37:06 6:54:05 8k split on run
FishBoy84 538 1:26:12 7:20:38 8k split on run
Andras 539 1:32:14 6:56:36 8k split on run
BudJude 651 1:12:24 bike thru 107k
Uncharted Waters 989 not correct bib number
TiredBadger 1241 1:22:43 7:23:03 8k split on run
Funkin 1323 1:06:16 5:47:20 thru 28.9k on run
Duda 1420 1:46:32 7:35:05 no run split
Wabby 1525 1:44:22 7:11:24 8k split on run
Slag 1720 1:50:29 125k bike split
Jacdaw 1724 1:50:25 7:03:04 8k split on run
MTri 1739 1:22:03 7:41:04 8k split on run
Final RV 1794 1:15:35 6:55:34 18.8k run split
Funkin's in - 7th in AG 10:42:16
Budjude and Slag showing as DNFs on the tracker, think we're now through the 10.5 bike+swim cutoff.
Going off to fuel myself for the deadline watch, last status:
Bumble bee 151 1:24:23 8:27:28 no run split
Fairycakes 168 1:35:47 7:22:20 8k split on run
Batty Hattie 172 1:27:32 7:54:51 8k run split
Joddly 218 DNF swim
Diego 397 1:37:06 6:54:05 18.8k split on run
FishBoy84 538 1:26:12 7:20:38 8k split on run
Andras 539 1:32:14 6:56:36 18.8k split on run
BudJude 651 1:12:24 bike thru 107k showing as DNF
Uncharted Waters 685 1:32:17 7:44:30 8k run split
TiredBadger 1241 1:22:43 7:23:03 18.8k split on run
Funkin 1323 1:06:16 5:47:20 3:38:19 10:42:16
Duda 1420 1:46:32 7:35:05 8k run split
Wabby 1525 1:44:22 7:11:24 8k split on run
Slag 1720 1:50:29 125k bike split showing as DNF
Jacdaw 1724 1:50:25 7:03:04 8k split on run
MTri 1739 1:22:03 7:41:04 8k split on run
Final RV 1794 1:15:35 6:55:34 18.8k run split
Feel for you joddly, and Thommo. Not the only ones by all accounts but that's little consolation.
At the other end of the 'feeling great' spectrum, Funkin must be very happy with that.
Slim still moving forwards @ the 18.8 split, good stuff mate
thommo , joddly .. gutted to see your posts . Looks like the swim took a lot of casualties. One american lady on the sweeper bus with me reckoned that the swim today was touhger than the alcatraz swim !
slag - will you please do a flat race?
joddly - I understand a bit - lost my nose clip in the first metre on the Vit and spent the next 200 feeling like I was drowning as water washed up my nose - I actually started to head for the kayaks twice, but there were too many swimmers in the way, and it was easier to keep going. I had to have serious words with myself, and only just decided to carry on.
not having much target makes it very easy to not HTFU....
sounds like you are gonna go back next year and smack it? or just try to swim in big seas?
go go duda !!!! (I have a vested interest in him going well..... as he decided to ask me for some mentoring, then wisely ignored most if it
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edit - yay hes in - sneaked in under15 with a 5 hr marathon - and accelerating at the end - nicely done
Congrats Duda.
And Batty, 15:03:15
Bumble bee 151 1:24:23 8:27:28 6:20:02. 16:38:16
Fairycakes 168 1:35:47 7:22:20 4:31:06 13:55:04
Batty Hattie 172 1:27:32 7:54:51 5:13:56. 15:03:15
Joddly 218 DNF swim
Diego 397 1:37:06 6:54:05 4:53:51. 13:45:02
FishBoy84 538 1:26:12 7:20:38 5:11:26. 14:21:30
Andras 539 1:32:14 6:56:36 4:53:45. 13:50:22
BudJude 651 1:12:24 bike thru 107k showing as DNF
Uncharted Waters 685 1:32:17 7:44:30 5:35:16. 15:24:45
TiredBadger 1241 1:22:43 7:23:03 4:05:36. 13:12:50
Funkin 1323 1:06:16 5:47:20 3:38:19 10:42:16
Duda 1420 1:46:32 7:35:05 5:04:43 14:57:22
Wabby 1525 1:44:22 7:11:24 5:05:13. 14:21:38
Slag 1720 1:50:29 125k bike split showing as DNF
Jacdaw 1724 1:50:25 7:03:04 4:52:36. 14:12:31
MTri 1739 1:22:03 7:41:04 5:21:22. 14:46:16
Final RV 1794 1:15:35 6:55:34 4:09:55. 12:44:25
good day at the office, well done all. Commiserations to those that didn't finish.
i will definitely write more, but for now, let me just say that i am gutted for you guys who couldn't finish
however, i am sure you will be back, stronger than ever, you are pirates!
Joddly - I'm sorry that things didn't work out for you on the day. On the plus side I now know you can scream and shout as loud as Seren and seeing you a few times on the run to hear your (fishwife) calls was so appreciated.
Thank you xxx
Well done to the finesher's
((((((hugs))))))) to the folks that had problems. Been there and it feel's sh*t regardless of what everyone else say's to you not for what it might be worth falure isn't not fineshing it's not having the courage to put yourself in a sinuation where you might DNF. Keep the faith and see you lot down the pub some time soon.
Well done to everyone yesterday, Tenby put on another cracking IM event, it's a tough old beast of a course that one!
That event is just so awsome .was so jealous of those doing it.,...........I am so knackered from supporting though
hands hurting from clapping and throat sore from shouting.........
managed to miss a number on the list as i didn't write it down and they were not in pirate kit...but i was shouting on everyone so i hope I didn't miss you....
loved running out to wisemans after the swim..........great to see that the hill caused all the fast riders pain.........so not just me..couldn't believe how many walked on the first lap up there.even some of those passing through in the front third of the race.......
well done all who got the medal and sorry to those who didn't.... been there and its gutting......they were strict with the 10 and a half hour bike cutoff.......4 women arrived within a minute of it and had their chips removed......they seemed to be arguing for a while.......whilst i was gutted for them...I was kinda pleased that they were strict...
Well done those of you that raced this weekend, regardless of where you fnished or not. As Cake says, just putting yourself on the start line deserves respect!
Looking forward to the race reports and understanding a bit more of what I've let myself in for in 2015! Those silly enough to have another crack, I'll see you there hopefully.
I'll write up a race report later this week, but first big respect to anyone who even got in the water yesterday, that wasn't swimming, that was surviving. According to the RNLI, 52 people rescued from the water, no shame in not making cut offs on that swim whatsoever, I heard lots of people saying they were afraid for their lives, not a nice day.
Once again there is talk that IMW might move after 2015 ... this is when the contract is up .....Ironman would be mad to move it away from such a brilliant location where the whole county has embraced it....making it one of the best in the world.........
but sometimes money talks louder than anything to these big organisations.....
so if you are in doubt about entering... then do so for 2015 ... just incase thats your last chance