70.3ers

We finished! We are officially 70.3ers. As for now, we're exhausted, sun burnt and grateful for no technical promblems & the massive support along the way! This entry will be followed by a more complete race recap, because we know you want to know & we also want to remember this accomplishment!

Sue L. - great seeing you! The pre-race laughts calmed our nerves.

We greatly appreciate:
Mom - for coming, watching, cheering & supporting us for the entire day. Your enthusiasm and nervousness are contagious. For making and debuting an amazingly, beautiful Ironman Wisconsin flag. We'll post a pic shortly.
Jaime & Kaylei - thanks for your fun sign, loud cheers & driving to multiple spots.
Attempting Ironman - your encouraging words!
CTCers (along the route) - for the thumbs ups, smiles, and waves along the way!
Volunteers - risking lost limbs to serve us drinks & gels.
Supporters - being there!

Post-race follow-up
After the 1/2 Ironman, we made a gas stop. Surprise! My car wouldn't start...of course. Kirstin asked a fellow triathlete (pumping gas) to jump us. Thankfully, he agreed to help but wasn't so excited to do so. He waited as we unloaded the car and took off the bikes in order to get the jumper cables. On a positive note, we had stalled at a gas station versus a random spot in Racine.

As we pulled out of the gas station, I stopped at the light. Kirstin yelled for me to keep revving my engine, but in my stress and frustration, I couldn't do it quick enough. My car died again. Several cars (full of men) offered to help push us into the parking lot across from the gas station. Nice...the "girl" card was blatant. Kirstin did help push for part of the way, and let's just say, it is not that difficult. In any event, it was nice for those guys to help.

Not sure what to do next, we shook our heads and laughed at the situation. Ugh...we just want to get out of the sun and into the shower. Another man approached us asking if we needed help. We thought...um...yeah...but we've had two other group of man already help us. Until he mentioned he was a mechanic. HELLO! He worked on my car for about 45 minutes claiming rotten cables and a dirty battery was to blame. His pointer "REV your engine all the way home." All the way home, all I heard was Kirstin yelling "REV!" We are so very thankful to him fixing the battery which allowed us to get home from a very long day.

It was a very long day, but we are now 70.3ers! :) And, our journey continues...