This was my first Ironman after competing in triathlons for nearly 7 years. After volunteering the year before, to experience the race firsthand from the sidelines, I signed up and trained my tail off for a year. The entire town comes out and cheers you on. The town

A nice course, though you start and end on an uphill, so be prepared for that. They do post the times on the gym wall, but it's had to see that small type, but I guess with an expected turnout of 2500 runners this year they had to fit everyone.

Thank you for making my first full marathon experience a wonderful one. Of course I was in pain and of course I was cold and the wind was brutal. But those were obstacles I had to overcome. I thought the crowd support was as great as could be expected on such