2012 Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii is in the Books!

It was a hot sultry day in Kona, Hawaii when over 2000 triathletes raced into the record books yesterday. The day held many stories and we will highlight a few local ones and follow the Iron Nun. A great day was had by Dr Ron Tribendis from Frisco. Dr Tribendis is my friend, coach and favorite go to chiropractor. He finished well in 9:52:48. Della Irby from Copell had a great day on a hot and hilly course and finished in 12:11:36. And Laurie Lukanich from Grapevine finished her first trip to the World Championships in 13:57:41. Great job! Janet Dixon, CPed, got the lucky duty to be sherpa extrodinare for the day! Jealous! Proud of all of my peeps! Kona is an extremely hard course and did I mention it was a hot day? Unfortunately, Sister Madonna Buder at 82 years young had to drop out on the bike after a little over 8 hours in. Her toughness and perseverance is an inspiration to all! I figure the only way I will ever personally get to race in Kona is to qualify in the over 70 year old category or the lottery! All the athletes should be proud just to get to Kona and amazed at the awesome finishes! The season is now officially over.....What's on the horizon for next year? Hmmmm.....stay tuned!