Race Coverage

Tears & Pera-Smiles...

Monday, 15 September 2014 00:10

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By Suzie Fox (suz--news.blogspot.com)

Ironman Wisconsin Race Report - Ironman Wisconsin you do not disappoint! I love this city! I love this race! I love my family! No other triathlon has ever made me emotional, I cried 3 times in 2012 and 7 times yesterday, I am a total sap at this venue, this race moves me! I can't begin to thank everyone who cheered for me out there and supported me from afar! The amazing MN tri community that was out racing, volunteering, and spectating at IMOO made it once again feel like way more of a hometown race then any race back home, thanks for making Madison such special place for me! Wisconsin is the only IM that has ever given me an Ironman high & a 3 day post race pera-smile. I know now that it has nothing to do with my finish time, setting a PR or reaching my goals, this was actually my 2nd slowest Ironman ever and I was 0 - 2 on my goals but still it was my most favorite Ironman of the 4 I've done. The high comes from all the...

Minnesotans scattered over the course, the amazing crowds, costumes, signs, and volunteers, the best T1 in the world (I LOVE the running up the helix, I wish it was longer, I would run another 4 levels to soak up the energy from the deafening roar of the crowd), the challenging hills on the bike and run, and the finish line at the capital. I was reading a blog post by Hillary Biscay who has done over 65 Ironmans and she says IMOO is her all-time favorite venue in front of her all-time favorite crowd. I certainly won't be doing 65 Ironmans, I will take her word for it, but it only took me racing at 2 other venues including the Ironman World Championships to realize there is nothing else like Ironman Wisconsin! Not even close! READ MORE