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runaroundsue
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 Posted: 09/11/06 - 02:03 Post subject: "I'm retired"
that's the message left from DH when I got home tonight 
11:08 Ironman and he's upset
honestly....part of me doesn't want him to do another. He can't seem to produce the times to reflect his fitness and it drives him crazy
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andydp
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Posted: 09/11/06 - 18:16 Post subject:
Just take him out to the back 40 and end his misery. You know he's washed up.
All kidding aside, have you looked into sending him to camp next summer ? I know Nike has running camps all over the US. Perhaps there's a "tricamp" he can attend. At the least you get rid of the old geezer for a few days...
One more thing. The old geezer should feel very lucky he can do as well as he did and has the time to do devote to it. I had to give up serious marathon training because of my work schedule. All I can do now is work on doing duathlons since I find the training requirements less rigid
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Cappy
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Posted: 09/11/06 - 18:19 Post subject:
11:08, ain't to bad
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Posted: 09/11/06 - 18:21 Post subject:
What size is his Kestrel?
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Posted: 09/11/06 - 22:42 Post subject:
| TriBob wrote: | | What size is his Kestrel? |
That's a pretty personal question, dontcha think? 
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TimRuns
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Posted: 09/12/06 - 01:15 Post subject:
| Cappy wrote: | | 11:08, ain't to bad |
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jrjo
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Posted: 09/12/06 - 09:44 Post subject:
Anything said in the week following an Ironman/marathon/century is not to be believed.
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Posted: 09/12/06 - 09:59 Post subject:
I'd quit racing Ironman races too if I couldn't break 11 hrs. 
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jrjo
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Posted: 09/12/06 - 10:17 Post subject:
My ironman buddy here in Wobegon got to Hawaii with a 12:14 in the 55-59 age group at IM-Moo. I thought that was pretty damned impressive.
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runaroundsue
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Posted: 09/12/06 - 10:21 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | | Anything said in the week following an Ironman/marathon/century is not to be believed. |
especially when it's "I quit". Now, he's all upset because he doesn't think he registered in time, well, not too upset......he said he'll have to go "charity route". $1000 entry fee. 
ps: my friend finished in 13:30 hours! Looks like I better learn how to swim. A year ago I thought finishing for him would be tough. I guess I didn't count on him losing a ton of weight. He's holding me to my bet, but giving me a 2008 extension.
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jrjo
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Posted: 09/12/06 - 10:26 Post subject:
I was just looking at the Kona results from 2005. A running buddy of mine from college finished in 10:01.
Do you think he's banging his head?! 
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runaroundsue
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Posted: 09/12/06 - 10:39 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | I was just looking at the Kona results from 2005. A running buddy of mine from college finished in 10:01.
Do you think he's banging his head?! |
hmmmmm....at first I'm like "who would be angry with that time?????", but then I remember my 3:03 and 3:04 marathons  . Let's see what kind of mood I'm in, in a few days, with a scheduled 3:02 marathon. I can't not try for those 2 minutes, can I?
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Posted: 09/12/06 - 18:53 Post subject:
too early for him to quit. give him some time to reevaluate.
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Posted: 09/13/06 - 05:51 Post subject:
| Cappy wrote: | | 11:08, ain't to bad |
That sounds like a pretty good time to me.
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Posted: 09/13/06 - 09:20 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | | Anything said in the week following an Ironman/marathon/century is not to be believed. |
BF I see where you get your attitude from now.
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