Thursday, September 13, 2012

Some extra stories and photos from the day...

Patrick, Dusty and Derek all completed IRONMAN in record time - it was clear that these guys put in the time and worked hard to accomplish this amazing goal!


And here are the ladies that lead the support team.


I will never forget Patrick coming home from a "meeting" (aka beers at a local establishment) telling me that Derek (an Ironman vet) talked about the importance of balancing the training with every day life, work, chores, fun, etc. They did a wonderful job of maintaining this balance - and of course having Anne and Connie to hang out with through it all made it that much easier!


Anne had a surprise for Dusty at the finish line - IRONMAN happened to fall on their one-year anniversary and in honor of that - Anne officially changed her name to Hebel! 
So fun to watch Dusty read the sign and I love the look on Anne's face as she is waiting for it to register :)


Happy Anniversary Dusty and Anne Hebel!


Derek and Connie are celebrating post IRONMAN in Mexico - what better way to rest after a long race and 9 months of training than on a beach with a bucket of Corona's and endless salsa and chips!


At the end of the night Patrick and I ran into some race officials on State Street.
Back story... a few days prior to the race, Patrick connected with this group to confirm options if Baby E decided to make an early arrival. The IRONMAN officials determined it would be acceptable for him to leave the course to go to the hospital if the baby was on the way and then come back and finish the race as long as it was before midnight.
So - while we were enjoying Ian's pizza and cheering on the runners - Patrick recognized the group - they were pumped to see us and so happy to see that Baby E was still safe and sound inside!
Turns out they had placed a few bets on athletes/ stories/ etc. from the day and we were one of them!
9 out of 10 bet that we would not have the baby on Sunday ---
so glad we could help out and provide the answer!


And the last photo of the night --- Patrick enjoying some "Recovery Juice" from Bells Brewery! - thanks Ed!


Way to go Patrick - the IRONMAN!

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