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Barbara Spitler
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Jeff, I too, was one of those who posted a DNF. What a tough day we had out there!
My left foot hurts like crazy, and is a bit swollen. I didn't get to the run, so don't know why my foot is killing me. Scheduled an appt. w/my Podiatrist to get it checked out.
A group site providing support, encouragement, resources and connections to help iamtri-ers competing in IMKY 2011 to finish with their best possible time and a powerful experience.
Thank you Bob! I will indeed pass on your message to Marcia. Thanks again, for ALL you do for all of us! You are one awesome guy! What a huge heart you have, doing all that you do for strangers! Bless you!
What are YOUR plans for next year??
Great picture Barb....You look like the keeper of all those T1 and T2 bags :)
Even though you didn't finish on a very difficult day....You are an Ironman in my eyes! Give my best to Marcia who was a great supporter of yours all the way through.
S! Caps are the bomb! I have used them for many years, and esp. in Great Wall Marthon one year, when it was terribly hot. Gave some to a woman in that marathon, who had cramps. W/in 10 min. her cramps were gone and she could climb again. S caps (Suc…
As of a couple of days ago, I think they still had charity spots for some of the charities. You would have to check into the Chicago Marathon website. How can you get into Marine Corp? Is it still open?
Hi all. I was one who did not finish. I made it to mile 73 of the bike, before getting off, walking it for a couple of miles and deciding I was toast. I made the mistake of handing my RX eyeglasses and my 3.5 hr. nutrition bottle, to a volunteer by…
Amy, are you doing Chicago? I am! Let me know if you are going to be in town!
I too, was one of those who did not finish. My day was absolutely crazy from the beginning. I'll go into that elsewhere, but I was cramping and dehyrdrated on the bike. By mile 73, I was toast. Had a cop escorting from behind. I thought he was going…
Good Luck everyone!!! Let's all go out and ROCK THIS THING!!! YEAH!!! Be safe, and have fun!
Thanks again Bob Baney, and Charlie Ball, for your selfless dedication to all of us in the iamtri Louisville group! From the bottom of my heart, I thank you!
Thanks John! Please bring cooler weather with you!!! :)
Thanks Robert! Glad you are on the mend, and we will be thinking of YOU when you do IMTX in May!!! God bless you too!
Absolutely! Thanks!
Definately look forward to ice cold beer!
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- About Me:
- I'm 51 years young, a teacher, and planning to do my first full Ironman next year, at Louisville! I have done 12 marathons, with my favorite one being the Great Wall Marathon in China, in 2005. This year I have come back to triathlon, and marathon, after sitting out all of last year, due to a broken foot, which rebroke 2 times after the initial break! I have done several sprint tri's, 2 Olympic tris, and Steelhead 70.3 twice.
- My Tri Story:
- Approximately 6-7 years ago, I would not put my face in the water. A marathon friend talked me into joining the YMCA training group for the local sprint triathlon, even though I was scared to death of the swim! At the swim training was a very patient swimmer named Lori, who worked with me and eventually got me to put my face in the water, and taught me how to properly swim. I did the triathlon, finished, and was hooked! I have always wanted to do an Ironman, never thought I'd do a half-Iron, and now i'm going to sign up for a full Ironman! Since March, I have lost 43 lbs. and am working on more, as I gained a lot of weight in the past 3 years. I'm now lifting weights , swimming regularly with a Master's program, and feeling great! I am hoping to learn a lot about Ironman training, Ironman Louisville, and meeting people who are doing the race in 2010.
- Tri Experience:
- Age grouper
- Tri Distance:
- Sprint, Olympic, 2x Olympic (or approx 70.3 mi/113.1km), Long course (or approx 140.6 mi/225.3km)
- Tri Interest:
- Training Partners, Training Groups, Event Meet-ups
- My key race for 2010:
- Ironman Louisville, Muncie Endurathon (70.3)
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- At 7:45pm on May 22, 2010,
Bob said…
- Good job today Barb.....I know with your travel issues you didn't get to meet many in the group but great job on making it all work. Sometimes life throws us curve balls when we are thinking fast balls and you just have to adapt and adjust. I hope you got alot out of it and even though you didn't ride the whole course you rode most of it (the loop which you will do twice in IMKY) and you saw the rest by car. Hope you had safe travels back to Valpo. Stay in touch friend!
- At 5:03pm on April 30, 2010,
Bob said…
- OK Barbara....got you down for May 22nd.
- At 7:55am on April 14, 2010,
Noelle Thomas said… - Sorry, it can take me a while to respond due to all this training and work. LOL! The course is super hilly in parts, and lots of rollers. Very minimal flats. I'm very excited about it - it's like a roller coaster. No cake walk, though. Train hard on long hills.
We can hold 3 bikes on our bones, and there will be 3 of us in my car. We can meet and follow and stay at the same place. I'll ask Luis where he stays because it's close to Transition but not in the city proper so it's cheaper. We're definately going. Stop in my store when you get a chance!
- At 4:24pm on April 13, 2010,
Mindy said… - Barbara, I'm in Lafayette. I'll be going to the June 12 and July 31st ride. What about you? any of the group rides in KY?
- At 12:09pm on March 20, 2010,
Robert Key said… - Hi Barbara, I plan to be at either the one in May or June, not sure about July.
- At 7:52am on January 15, 2010,
Luis said… - Hey Barbara, i'm doing well. Training has been good but i feel like i hit a wall. I've been following a 1/2 ironman training schedule and i'm not sure if i'm recovering enough so i need to make some adjustments. Hope all is well with you.
Are you going to the Chicago Bike Swap tomarrow??? it's in palatine, il. I've never been to it but i hear you can get some great deals on all things bike related...
- At 8:23am on January 4, 2010,
Luis said…
- no groups as of yet, but there is a group that meets on sat/sun mornings in highland and out of crown point on wed nights for group rides. some good riders there so hopefully i can get stronger riding with them. i will also do a lot of solo rides. i'm gonna check out endurance nation since you mentioned it. i'm just winging it right now, but i know that won't work for the long haul.
i'm also getting ready for the florida 70.3 in orlando on may 16th, how 'bout you???
- At 7:12am on January 4, 2010,
Luis said…
- i have to check out bob's training rides, sounds good to me. As far as riding in laporte goes, i'm assuming those hills will be good around here, but i went down to louisville and i was blown away. those aren't hills, those are mountains to me :) who do you ride with?? is there a group you ride with??? hopefully i can keep up with you
- At 11:01pm on October 28, 2009,
Louie said… - Hey Barbara, I have a few tips I would love to share. Enjoy the training and make sure you get your long distance with the brick training. I had to learn to eat and hydrate better while cycling. There are some hills in KY. Take them easy cause I needed to save some for the run. A tip a guy gave me was to get a few 2-4 over 100 rides followed by 10-15 mile runs. I don't use this site much but I'm gonna tri (hee hee) to log on more often. but my cell is 302-249-2189
- At 10:03am on October 3, 2009,
Stacy said… - Hi Barbara, No i have never run Chicago, only my second marathon but it is my hometown, so that is exciting!
I am too going for complete rather than compete, have also been battling a little ITBS, getting a cortisone shot Monday and hope i can run the whole thing with a smile on my face at the end.
Are you in Chicago? Looks like you are doing Louisville 2010......congrats, I hope I can get into IM AZ online. Thought about Louisville since it was open but I can drive to AZ in one day.
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