Tall Ironwoman, hold the half
I finished! In 7 hours flat, I finished the 1/2 ironman this afternoon. It was — gasp — actually much easier than I thought it was going to be. Don’t get me wrong, there was a considerable amount of walking toward the end, but my brother jumped in (wearing flip flops no less) and kept me company for the last 3 miles. It was incredible. And when I saw the finish line, I let out a little shout of joy that couldn’t have been more sincere.
The number of people I had out there cheering for me was impressive. Several other competitors mentioned my cheer squad. I really am one of the luckiest people; I am surrounded by great friends.
I can’t wait to do a full Ironman. 2009, Tempe. That’s the plan. Tomorrow may be another story.
I’ll post photos soon. Thank you again!!
~K
AWESOME! Both on the race today and on your future plans!
(I’m also planning on doing a full Ironman in 2009, although I’m not sure which one yet. It’s always good to have people just as crazy as you are around.)
October 28th, 2007 at 3:58 pmCongradulations! I was thinking of you as I rode my bike 3 miles! Mim
October 28th, 2007 at 4:10 pmYAY! I am proud of you!!! Good job!!
October 28th, 2007 at 4:13 pmWhoops, I missed my chance to wish you luck. But I guess you didn’t need it!!
October 28th, 2007 at 4:31 pmWAY TO GO!! Knew you could do it! And can’t wait to see what else you can do! Again, Congrats!
October 28th, 2007 at 4:37 pmCONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!
October 28th, 2007 at 4:55 pmYay for you. Way to go Kelli!
October 28th, 2007 at 4:58 pmYou had the guts AND you deserve the glory today! Congratulations Kelli!
October 28th, 2007 at 5:17 pmcongrats kelli!!! i am soooooo proud of you!
October 28th, 2007 at 5:21 pmcongratulations!!
October 28th, 2007 at 5:35 pmYay! And yay for your brother for helping out!
October 28th, 2007 at 5:37 pmCongrats, chica! Good for you!
October 28th, 2007 at 5:47 pmCongratulations!! That is just amazing.
October 28th, 2007 at 5:53 pmYay!! You go, woman!
October 28th, 2007 at 5:58 pmCongratulations, Kelli! I am so tickled for you and how wonderful of your brother to join in the last 3 miles–although I hope his feet are okay since he wore flip-flops.
October 28th, 2007 at 5:59 pmI saw you start *and* finish the event, and you looked just as strong at the end as at the beginning. Well done, young lady, well done.
Half-Iron Kelli! Awesome.
October 28th, 2007 at 6:16 pmCongratulations! What a terrific accomplishment! (And what a great brother!)
October 28th, 2007 at 6:48 pmWay to go Kelli! I am so amazed by you.
October 28th, 2007 at 6:48 pmHooray for you! You inspire people with every aspect of your life!
October 28th, 2007 at 6:57 pmGreat job!! Congrats!!!!!!!
October 28th, 2007 at 7:00 pmYou are awesome!
October 28th, 2007 at 7:09 pmWhoooo HOoooooo! I have been thinking about you all weekend! Awesome job! So glad your brother was there for you!
October 28th, 2007 at 7:13 pmI just let out a little whoop of joy over the finish line for you. You rock, Kelli!
October 28th, 2007 at 7:15 pm7 hours! Awesome, awesome, awesome!
Congratulations Kelli!
October 28th, 2007 at 7:23 pmYou are amazing, Miss Kelli! I wish I had the tiniest bit of your motivation. XOXXO
October 28th, 2007 at 7:24 pmWay too go! Congratulations!
October 28th, 2007 at 7:41 pmAmazing Miss Kelli! How wonderful you must feel! I am very impressed and so glad to read (1 post behind!
) that your friend Rex is back to running! I’m very proud of your determination to do this. What an accomplishment!
October 28th, 2007 at 7:47 pmAtta girl! You must feel really high right now, having worked so hard and seen it come to fruition. You’re an inspiration!
October 28th, 2007 at 8:12 pmWow!!!
October 28th, 2007 at 8:39 pmYou should check and see if IronKelli.com has been taken yet.
Big congrats!
October 28th, 2007 at 8:58 pmWoo Hoo!! Congratulations Kelli!
October 28th, 2007 at 10:38 pmCongratulations! You’ve made us all so proud!!
October 28th, 2007 at 11:47 pmCan’t wait!
October 28th, 2007 at 11:57 pmYay!!!
October 29th, 2007 at 12:18 amCongratulations, girl, you rock!
October 29th, 2007 at 1:30 amGreat job, Kelli. That’s QUITE an accomplishment!!
October 29th, 2007 at 3:12 amKelli–
you didn’t just fly, you SOARED. Congratulations and wishing you days of rest and basking in your victory ahead.
namaste
October 29th, 2007 at 3:25 amamy
Hooray!
October 29th, 2007 at 3:41 amWay to go Kelli!!
October 29th, 2007 at 4:10 amKELLI!!!!!!!!!!!! congratulations on completing such a feat! I’m so glad you did it (and did so well!) and that your family and friends were there to cheer you on. YAY!!!
October 29th, 2007 at 4:20 amYAY! YAY! YAY!
I am 27 blog posts behind here at AK - but what a fortuitous day to pick to get caught up! Even though I’ve gotten so behind on my reading, I’ve been thinking of you often, and wondering how the training for this and the actual event went!
I’m off to get read posts 1 - 26 - but I am so glad I saw this first! I am thrilled beyond all belief for you!!!
You. Just. Rock.
October 29th, 2007 at 5:00 amKelli, are you amazing!! Congratulations!
October 29th, 2007 at 5:04 amgreat news! way to go girl!
October 29th, 2007 at 5:12 amI am bursting with pride for you!!! That is awesome.
October 29th, 2007 at 5:30 amI am impressed!! Good for you!!
October 29th, 2007 at 5:30 amYea! I’m so proud of you, little sister! I wish I could have been there on the sidelines too, but I was cheering you on in thought!
October 29th, 2007 at 6:30 amCongratulations! What a great accomplishment.
October 29th, 2007 at 6:36 amYOU are the bomb!
October 29th, 2007 at 6:55 amCONGRATS! I’m so proud of you!!
October 29th, 2007 at 7:14 amCongrats Kelli! You’re awesome. And what a rockin brother to keep you company for 3 miles!!
October 29th, 2007 at 8:04 amCONGRATS!
October 29th, 2007 at 8:44 amwow! quite an accomplishment.. you’ve worked hard enough for it…..
Kudos to you Kelli!
Awesome Kelli! Congratulations, you have every reason to be proud.
October 29th, 2007 at 9:32 amHooray! CONGRATS!!!
October 29th, 2007 at 9:48 amcongrats!!
October 29th, 2007 at 10:01 amLoved your text - 7 hours flat - that is unbelievable. Big hugs, doll, BIG ONES!
October 29th, 2007 at 10:22 amKelli, congratulations I knew you could do it. Haven’t commented much lately but I have been following your post s at every opportunity, way to go girl…ciao
October 29th, 2007 at 3:47 pmKelli -
Great job! Sorry I missed you pre-race.
-Jot
p.s.: JT pointed me here…so it’s a big circle.
October 29th, 2007 at 8:33 pmWell done!
October 31st, 2007 at 4:29 amCongratulations! you should feel so proud!
November 1st, 2007 at 8:22 am