Rider Comments #4 2009

For my 1st Ironman, it was good to know it was one of the tougher ones over the years! Let’s just say the ride “broke me in” for any other spring riding. - Karl

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Here's my story.....
7AM to 3PM.....100 miles, dressed in the full kit for winter riding, shoe
heaters, cross bike, fenders, touring tires - think tank bike here....bike
and wet clothes added 30 pounds....I felt AND moved like a super tanker
that was being assaulted by wind pirates. Bastards. Passed a few, few
passed me. Think I saw more people getting sagged than finished. I hope
those people who we already shivering uncontrollably at first stop did the
smart thing and got sag back.

The human body has the ability to forget pain. I've logged several hundred
miles already since that nasty day in April. Are you ready to ride next
year...I am.

See you then. Charlie

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Thanks very much for the heroic efforts in keeping everyone safe again
this year. Having no control over the weather makes your job considerably
more difficult than just marking a coarse and providing rest stops. I have
ridden the Ironman many years and very few of them have been “good”
weather but none have been as bad as ’09. - Jerry, Winona