Totally Awed

The more I learn about the conditions at Ironman Louisville, the more awed I am at the athletes who completed it. From what I am hearing, it was 'pure carnage' out there. Apparently, ambulances were running all day, people lay on their backs in the blazing sun twitching beside their $10k bikes, aero helmets askew. I can't even imagine. One client reported that the more people he passed lying on the side of the road, the more conservative he became. It seems as though a good portion of the field visited the medical tent. I have no doubt that the medical personal administered a record number of IV's. WOW! I think completing such an event is nothing short of heroic. I wonder how many people really pushed beyond their limits. I'm sure many. But I'll bet an equal number of people really found out what they were made of out there. And to those folks, my hat's off to you. You deserve more than the IRONMAN title. But alas, it does feel good to hear them say, You ARE and Ironman!