tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post8310919488959469065..comments2010-09-30T10:23:29.849-04:00Mel-2nd Chanceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040126521403230005noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post-47710782758027194732010-09-30T10:23:29.849-04:002010-09-30T10:23:29.849-04:00The race seems so interesting and challenging. The event is tough and looks everyone is happy to it. Good post too.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://zbsports.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">zbsports</a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849713779527287854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post-69171556112583498582010-09-13T13:30:24.458-04:002010-09-13T13:30:24.458-04:00CONGRATS MEL! I&#39;m so proud of you! Sooo sorry about how much pain you were in, but good for you not letting it put a damper on your day. <br /><br />Looking forward to reading all about yesterday!!! :D :D :DMarlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230997094889375925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post-51721746574914091032010-09-11T13:45:49.257-04:002010-09-11T13:45:49.257-04:00congrats mel!! you did awesome :) nothing wrong with &quot;being slow&quot; at moving up in race distances... it&#39;s wise. some people are morons and jump straight into the longest distance possible. not that *i&#39;ve* ever done that of course ;)lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720800873803974929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post-30913990484661405072010-09-11T09:40:32.899-04:002010-09-11T09:40:32.899-04:00Great Job!<br />I can totally relate to your run experience.Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post-36412681263138263782010-09-10T16:26:52.368-04:002010-09-10T16:26:52.368-04:00Amazing - great play-by-play on the race!Andrew Opalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12840813324329773479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post-71331242999273093182010-09-10T14:57:19.338-04:002010-09-10T14:57:19.338-04:00CONGRATS, Mel! It&#39;s all about just finishing when doing a new race distance and you did!! Funny that there was 241 ft of elev change on the swim ;-)ShirleyPerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09237828591170908960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post-47686486786501473732010-09-10T14:27:42.826-04:002010-09-10T14:27:42.826-04:00Great job on the race!Christihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17335001280807576664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post-47524346018716602712010-09-10T14:22:16.120-04:002010-09-10T14:22:16.120-04:00You are inspiring!!!Staci Dombroskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18281923465561005941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post-9746791788081867062010-09-10T14:01:40.607-04:002010-09-10T14:01:40.607-04:00Congrats Mel! Way to fight through to the end!Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06757049962850570389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post-9401453636855821912010-09-10T12:30:32.127-04:002010-09-10T12:30:32.127-04:00CONGRATS!! Great report.Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849990679231435718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post-19446401051642444252010-09-10T11:47:11.438-04:002010-09-10T11:47:11.438-04:00Woohoo! Congrats on finishing your first Olympic Tri! Yay, yay, yay! Way to push through the pain during the run and finish strong! :)Aimee (I Tri To Be Me)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17553067128072502179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post-58248069901695668022010-09-10T11:00:05.880-04:002010-09-10T11:00:05.880-04:00Mel, great strategy for negative splits!!!! Woman you finished and that&#39;s an accomplishment....TNTcoach Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02022683408145528060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post-51562285115495764682010-09-10T10:51:34.471-04:002010-09-10T10:51:34.471-04:00Way to fight through the run! You did an amazing job!!MCM Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10588793352268224508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post-24177131384663607522010-09-10T10:38:22.672-04:002010-09-10T10:38:22.672-04:00rock on Mel! 3 hours is certainly within your grasp here. 3:09 is pretty fast! Good job girl.Carolina Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834384961037080805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post-76033722363168824102010-09-10T10:29:26.800-04:002010-09-10T10:29:26.800-04:00So great that you got to the start line and finish line! Way to go.misszippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16816276167373260149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post-51273232873092299182010-09-10T10:26:47.601-04:002010-09-10T10:26:47.601-04:00You did it!! So inspiring.<br /><br />Awesome.Emzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12802735566381095035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post-12730289238071900052010-09-10T10:23:40.964-04:002010-09-10T10:23:40.964-04:00Congrats on the Oly finish! And here&#39;s to living too!! Nice job.Havshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11417312451949785075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post-46140864297426280842010-09-10T10:04:10.688-04:002010-09-10T10:04:10.688-04:00YOU DID AWESOME!!!!!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03231464198799653331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post-85113478200339546482010-09-10T10:02:43.290-04:002010-09-10T10:02:43.290-04:00Nice work fighting through the run. YOU DID IT!!! Btw, I did two seasons of olympic before even thinking about HIM (not sure yet on the 70.3). Making gradual progress is a good thing.<br /><br />What are you up to next???!!Velmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11902587843038579972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173948098614625063.post-80962660446327097282010-09-10T09:51:39.269-04:002010-09-10T09:51:39.269-04:00wow! congrats! i hope one day to be able to compete in a tri!gmontalvo13http://www.blogger.com/profile/02640206575497803630noreply@blogger.com