It's official! After 5 years of competing in triathlons, Chris and I have finally taken the Ironman plunge. On July 22, 2012 (which also happens to be my 38th birthday!) we will be competing in Ironman Lake Placid! In order to just sign up for this race, we needed to volunteer in 2011's race. Fortunately we had several friends from the Philly Tri Club competing and it was great to be there to support their amazing achievements.
Chris and I volunteered at Bike Special Needs Bags 1, which was an amazingly crazed experience! We were responsible for #'s 351-400, so when one of our numbers was called out, we had to quickly find the bag and bring it to the competitor. It was great to be able to talk to the participants, see what they had packed (a cooler, McDonald's cheeseburgers, you'd be amazed!) and wish them well. We even got to hand our friend Jessica her bag, which was SO awesome!
SO...after you volunteer, you're not done yet! The next day Chris & I had to wait in a line (got there before 6:30am!) which opened around 8am, fork over $$$, then go online after a few days to officially confirm our spots. But we are IN, so let the insanity begin (well, after a few months)! We are SO looking forward to sharing this special day with our family and friends and thank them immensely for their encouragement and support. We couldn't do it without you!
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