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The Road Less Traveled: IM 2012

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    #932
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    Today, for the first time in months, I feel AWAKE. My legs don't hurt walking upstairs - that hasn't happened all year! This is a nice novelty, and handy, with the race just days away. I plan to run later to see if this nice feeling can cope with a bit of activity, too. Strangely, along with this wakey-uppeyness, I no longer feel paralysed by nerves. Long may that last.

    Bike is apart and packed.
    Most other kit is packed.
    Travel insurance bought.
    I bet I'm still forgetting something essential....


    ...oh yeah! My mum!!


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    #933
    hf4z6sqo7vjngi
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    Taper has worked so. You will feel brand new on race day.


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    #934
    littlebug
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    Best of luck Oryx.
    you rock :cool:


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    #935
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    Today, I woke with a sore throat and feeling a teensy bit off. The fates are not making this easy. Anyhoo, no point worrying about it, we carry on regardless.

    I doubt Ill be online much once I leave work today, so for now, adios muchachos. Thanks for all the kind words and support. See y'all once it's done. Keep your fingers crossed for me. :)


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    #936
    insinkerator
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    Knock 'em dead! :)


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    #937
    griffin100
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    Oryx wrote: »
    Today, I woke with a sore throat and feeling a teensy bit off. The fates are not making this easy. Anyhoo, no point worrying about it, we carry on regardless.

    I doubt Ill be online much once I leave work today, so for now, adios muchachos. Thanks for all the kind words and support. See y'all once it's done. Keep your fingers crossed for me. :)

    Go back and look at my log for my first IM in 2010..........the last week's posts are all about chesty coughs, sore throats and pains in my legs :rolleyes:

    It's all in your mind............:D


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    #938
    Marthastew
    Registered Users Posts: 1,548 ✭✭✭Marthastew


    Very, very best of luck, you will be amazing!


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    #939
    Brick Session
    Closed Accounts Posts: 455 ✭✭Brick Session


    Well done Oryx you did it. :D:D:D We are not worthy ;)


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    #940
    RacoonQueen
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    Well done K. Awesome stuff.


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    #941
    Dory Dory
    Registered Users Posts: 6,888 ✭✭✭Dory Dory


    You worked it and you owned it....and you had the lads blabbering and blubbering like bleeding idiots with worry over you when the live tracking wasn't working right. Pretty nice of them to do so, if you ask me. Well done top hoochie. "You! Are! An! IronMan!!!!!"


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    #942
    Brick Session
    Closed Accounts Posts: 455 ✭✭Brick Session


    Dory Dory wrote: »
    You worked it and you owned it....and you had the lads blabbering and blubbering like bleeding idiots with worry over you when the live tracking wasn't working right. Pretty nice of them to do so, if you ask me. Well done top hoochie. "You! Are! An! IronMan!!!!!"

    Is it ok to call a woman an Ironman or is she an Ironwoman?


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    #943
    hf4z6sqo7vjngi
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    Brick Session wrote: »
    Is it ok to call a woman an Ironman or is she an Ironwoman?

    I would rather go with the "fvking legend" tbh:)


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    #944
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    It was epic. It was awesome. It was horrid. I am so never doing it again. But god what an experience.


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    #945
    Dory Dory
    Registered Users Posts: 6,888 ✭✭✭Dory Dory


    Oryx wrote: »
    It was epic. It was awesome. It was horrid. I am so never doing it again. But god what an experience.


    Oh my god, she spoke!!!! :D

    My heart is full for you right now - can't even imagine your sense of accomplishment....or was it a race? ;)


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    #946
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    Red and i got very cosy at times but purely accidental. The guy was brill. Getting me going again during the run when it was going badly wrong. Report sometime when I'm not burnt and exhausted. :)


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    #947
    Izoard
    Registered Users Posts: 2,436 ✭✭✭Izoard


    Fantastic stuff, Oryx!

    Dunno about you, but I'm knackered just tracking the exploits of yourself Red and George:)

    Sounds like an epic day of days...


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    #948
    RedB
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    Oryx wrote: »
    It was epic. It was awesome. It was horrid. I am so never doing it again. But god what an experience.
    +1 :)


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    #949
    pointer28
    Registered Users Posts: 1,354 ✭✭✭pointer28


    Brick Session wrote: »
    Is it ok to call a woman an Ironman or is she an Ironwoman?

    How about just calling her Chick Noryx, geddit?


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    #950
    pointer28
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    BTW, smart comments aside, you are a legend.

    Well done, some accomplishment, just imagine in 30 years time your Grandkids hearing how their Granny was an Ironman. Not too many get to tell that story.


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    #951
    BennyMul
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    Congrats Oryx, savage result.


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    #952
    Oryx
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    15k into the run, Red will tell ya, I didn't think I'd finish at all so any result is fine by me. When the sun went down and I cooled down it all came good. :) But I'm really not built for the heat. Give me tough guy ice any day!


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    #953
    Kurt Godel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,361 ✭✭✭Kurt Godel


    Oryx wrote: »
    15k into the run, Red will tell ya, I didn't think I'd finish at all so any result is fine by me. When the sun went down and I cooled down it all came good. :) But I'm really not built for the heat. Give me tough guy ice any day!

    You're hot enough as it is, in that heat you must have been smoking! Well done, fabulous reward for your training.


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    #954
    pgibbo
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    Congrats Oryx. Sounds like a crazy day there with the heat. Fair play to you! :cool:


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    #955
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    Kurt Godel wrote: »
    You're hot enough as it is, in that heat you must have been smoking! Well done, fabulous reward for your training.
    They took a 'race face' pic when I finished. Not pretty. :)


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    #956
    big mce
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    Oryx your a Savage!


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    #957
    elvis jones
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    Oryx wrote: »
    It was epic. It was awesome. It was horrid. I am so never doing it again. But god what an experience.

    Proud jewish son alert;)

    I honestly couldn't go to bed until i find out that you were finish, mrs jones wasn't too happy that i spent my day looking up another woman:D


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    #958
    elvis jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,197 ✭✭✭elvis jones


    Oryx wrote: »
    15k into the run, Red will tell ya, I didn't think I'd finish at all so any result is fine by me. When the sun went down and I cooled down it all came good. :) But I'm really not built for the heat. Give me tough guy ice any day!

    I honestly knew you would, the mental strengh you've shown in training is something i'm in awe of.

    I don't have a hat but i tip my bike helmet to you, Ironlady.


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    #959
    handangeo
    Registered Users Posts: 251 ✭✭handangeo


    Hey Girl, well done, didn't see you on the course but I guessed you were in the pain cave like the rest of us. Big congratulations! You are an IRONMAN and you should be so proud of your massive achievement.


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    #960
    interested
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    Oryx, great bit of work yesterday - after it all fades Im sure you'll look back with pride. Brilliant stuff.


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    #961
    hf4z6sqo7vjngi
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    Oryx wrote: »
    It was epic. It was awesome. It was horrid. I am so never doing it again. But god what an experience.

    Yes it was epic and awesome, be very proud of yourself as what you done yesterday was some achievement. Just on the bolded bit i was the exact same crossing the finish line in IMUK last year, fast forward 24hrs when you forget the suffering and i was already plotting my next one....just syaing like.;)

    Super hoochie!!


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