Official IMTX Thread

[katyintx]

Congratulations you two! I'm in awe at how much ass you both kicked today. Seriously, you ladies are absolute rock stars!!

[kams]

Girls!!!! I'm so tired but I'm laying bed crying and reliving the day with you! Thank you!

I got so lucky to see Chw twice on the run. She looked so incredibly strong, OBVIOUSLY!!! She SMOKED it! I got to see her as she headed in to the finish - she is so amazing.

I had some things go really wrong on my bike, but I am happy to say that I finished happy and healthy - that was my primary hope. It was AMAZING! Will update more soon.

And yes - I KNEELED in dog poop as I was crying in someone's front yard, trying to fix my damn tire. Even the tech had trouble. I was pissed and so defeated. I thought my race was over for sure. But then, I got off that bike and my legs felt fresh! Aside from obvious walk breaks, I pretty much ran the whole marathon - really pleased with that.

I will probably read this thread 100 times

Chw just astounds me. She BRUTALIZED it. She has trained so incredibly hard, she deserved to have this day go her way - all while being a toddler mommy AND teacher - she is so beyond!

[2doxies]

Wow, you two are amazing!! What an accomplishment!

[venice2007]

Great job!

[thom]

kams - yay for your update! So happy to hear you got a 2nd wind coming off the bike and felt ok on the run.

Proud and excited for you. Just beyond.

Congratulations, again, to you both. Obviously there were athletes faster and slower than you both, but you completed your OWN race on the day and did so with strength and class. You were both definitely classy coming across that finish. It's simply amazing, and I hope you were really able to soak it in. Hugs today. Hope you are able to move around without too much trauma. I'm sure everything is sore, but what's probably most noticeable is you glowing with the accomplishment.

[Wines Not Whines]

Congratulations, kams!!!!! I am in awe of you!

Maybe we sent too many FSU vibes, hence the dog poop. We didn't mean literally! LOL.

[skwcm80]

Congratulations on fantastic races kams and chw57! I mean it when I say I'm in awe of you.

[runblondie26]

Incredible kams! HUGE congrats to our newest Ironman!!!!

[kams]

May 18, 2014 6:08:55 GMT -5 Wines Not Whines said:

Congratulations, kams!!!!! I am in awe of you!

Maybe we sent too many FSU vibes, hence the dog poop. We didn't mean literally! LOL.

Seriously, lol!!!

It was all over my leg and bike shoes and cleats - i reeeeally f'd s u!

[chw57]

You guys are seriously the best!! This thread is making my cry all over again.

What. A. Day. It really was truly amazing, start to finish, even though there were some really tough moments. I will write a full report later (after I go spend a whole paycheck on finisher gear ).

Thanks so so much for all your support!

And kams is a total rockstar, obviously!! It was so great to get to see her before the start and twice on the run.

[libbygrl109]

Congrats kams!

You ladies are truly inspiring.

[shellfish26]

You both are rockstars! Enjoy the recovery!

[marcyiam]

Congratulations to you both! I can't even begin to imagine how you must feel - both the pain and the proud. You've trained so hard for this and you've earned and deserve to be called Ironmen (women?!) Congratulations to you both!!!

[Susie]

Congrats to both of you, I'm so happy to hear you both check in. You are both so amazing and impressive. Hugs and high 5s, you ironwomen!

[runblondie26]

What are you doing here already kams chw57??! You're supposed to be sleeping late and eating breakfast in bed.

Can't wait to hear more about your experience. You are both incredible!

[kams]

May 18, 2014 8:43:45 GMT -5 runblondie26 said:

What are you doing here already kams chw57??! You're supposed to be sleeping late and eating breakfast in bed.

Can't wait to hear more about your experience. You are both incredible!

Yeah right!!! DD was ready for a Texas waffle at 6am! Continental breakfast, with about 20 other finishers this morning You know how that goes

[sadlebred]

chw57 and kams--YOU ARE IRONMEN!!!!

and total badlasses!!!!!

[texassmith]

kams and chw57... Y'all both better be rocking some finisher gear this afternoon at the park! H&F group pic!

[runaways]

May 18, 2014 9:02:01 GMT -5 texassmith said:

kams and chw57... Y'all both better be rocking some finisher gear this afternoon at the park! H&F group pic!

Yeah, guilt me into getting back on the wagon. I totally slept instead of getting up for my long run this AM.

[chw57]

May 18, 2014 9:02:01 GMT -5 texassmith said:

kams and chw57... Y'all both better be rocking some finisher gear this afternoon at the park! H&F group pic!

You know it!!

[chw57]

May 18, 2014 8:52:21 GMT -5 kams said:

May 18, 2014 8:43:45 GMT -5 runblondie26 said:

What are you doing here already kams chw57??! You're supposed to be sleeping late and eating breakfast in bed.

Can't wait to hear more about your experience. You are both incredible!

Yeah right!!! DD was ready for a Texas waffle at 6am! Continental breakfast, with about 20 other finishers this morning You know how that goes

Saaaaame here!! Congratulations, BAMF!!

[mrshandy]

Congrats to both of you!! You are rock stars! And a true inspiration! I can only dream to be half as awesome.

[Deleted]

I can't wait to read your race reports! Congrats again, ladies!

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[patches31709]

Congratulations to you both!! What an awesome accomplishment!

[texassmith]

May 18, 2014 9:09:00 GMT -5 runaways said:

May 18, 2014 9:02:01 GMT -5 texassmith said:

kams and chw57... Y'all both better be rocking some finisher gear this afternoon at the park! H&F group pic!

Yeah, guilt me into getting back on the wagon. I totally slept instead of getting up for my long run this AM.

We'll put you in charge of all the mini-H&Fers this afternoon. You'll burn twice as many calories as you would have on your run. Plus we know how much you love kids

[mccallister84]

Awesome job ladies!

[taratru]

I'm just catching up... My phone wouldn't play the video while we were out.

I can't even describe how proud I am of you guys. Watching kams do a half IM was like the most impressive thing Id ever seen, and to know you did this?!? Nothing short of amazing. Truly.

[gncorman]

Congrats!! You ladies are truly amazing and this thread is such an awesome show of support. Enjoy today!!

[lb2006]

Coming back in from out of town and catching up on this whole thread(sorry folks - I liked about 1,000 posts in this thread).

Y'all are amazing and so inspiring!!! JOB WELL DONE :-)

[tuggyruns]

Way to finish strong ladies! I am so inspired!

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