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DTV

Aug 11, 12 21:53

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I lost one of my best friends today at Ironman New York.

I know there is a thread on this but I couldn't bring myself to read much of it. I thought I should let people know what happened. I hope then people can remember him and respect him.

My friend and I flew into town from overseas especially for this event. This was the sporting highlight of his year. He was one of the fittest people that I knew. Ex-special forces, counter terrorism and senior law enforcement, trained in surviving in adverse situations including in water. He was also an accomplished athlete, a 2:30 marathoner and was always on the podium. Most importantly, he was a loving husband and a father of three young girls. He was the guy who was always there to help, no matter how big or small the problem was, and was one of the pillars of our community.

We started the day together and he was fine. We talked for a long time before the race. When we got on the starting barge together he had a grin from ear to ear. He shook my hand, said "good luck, see you on the finish line", and we jumped in together. I never saw him again. They pulled me aside at T2 and told me, then took me back to our wives and children.

From what I saw the race was well organised, well handled and they did everything correctly. We can't come to terms with what happened, especially to someone who was at the top of their game in life as a father, husband, member of our community and as an athlete.

I'm posting this to try to end speculation, and I'd ask people to respect his family's wishes for privacy and to keep any personal information out of the public eye.

We will all miss him. I can't put into words how it feels.

mikedonia

Aug 11, 12 21:58

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Sorry for your loss.

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Sbernardi

Aug 11, 12 22:10

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Cant imagine how hard this was for you to post. My deepest sympathies to you and his family.
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prattzc

Aug 11, 12 22:19

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So sorry to hear. You weren't on ferry 2 on the upper deck were you?

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cds01

Aug 11, 12 22:29

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Very sad. Nice to get some more color on the athlete. Many times these degrade into "person x wasn't fit enough". It's nice to have evidence to the contrary.

fasterisbetter

Aug 11, 12 22:50

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My deepest sympathies for your loss and that of his family, and my sincerest apologies for the people in the other thread who feel the need to puff themselves up over this tragedy...

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Paulo Sousa

Aug 11, 12 23:01

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I'm sorry for your loss.
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SallyShortyPnts

Aug 11, 12 23:35

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My condolences on your loss. Thank you anyway for the informative post.

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Norsedude

Aug 11, 12 23:35

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Very sad day. Prayers for his family.

NoBrakes

Aug 11, 12 23:54

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I am so sorry for you, his friends and family and wish you happier times.

flyrunride

Aug 12, 12 0:26

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Prayers and condolence to his family and yours. My deepest sympathy....

fredly

Aug 12, 12 0:33

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My condolences for your loss, and thoughts & prayers go out to all involved & affected.

Mr.Pie

Aug 12, 12 1:27

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My dads friend received a call last night telling her of this very sad news:(

He will be sorely missed here in Hong Kong :/

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juliegruns

Aug 12, 12 1:36

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My prayers & condolences to you & his family.
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Allie

Aug 12, 12 4:43

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I am so very sorry. I got home from a local race and saw this on the news. I had also heard he had a family, which makes the loss so much more difficult. I would hope that no one would go on to make assumptions, and I saw where you covered his fitness level but you shouldn't have to qualify anything. A loss is a loss and a less prepared person doesn't deserve it any more than a prepared/fit person shouldn't have it happen (referencing the attitudes around these parts).

I hope his family gets some answers. Our prayers are with you.

trackie clm

Aug 12, 12 5:14

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Very sorry to hear this. Condolences to you and his family.

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KleineGeneraal

Aug 12, 12 5:29

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My condolences to you, his family and friends.

Tom Maliszewski

Aug 12, 12 5:32

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I'm sorry to hear this. My condolences to you and his family.

fedor123

Aug 12, 12 5:39

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Sorry for your loss.

Thoughts go out to the family.

Acquaspin

Aug 12, 12 5:46

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Amen. Thoughts to his family.

Murphy'sLaw

Aug 12, 12 5:47

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Very sorry for your loss.

Deepest condolences to you and the family and all his friends. A terrible tragedy.

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cheyou

Aug 12, 12 5:50

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So sad we will be praying

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robb1414

Aug 12, 12 5:54

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So sorry for you and for his family...I just read about it in the Daily News.

steve_c

Aug 12, 12 5:55

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Sincerest condolences. Simply heartbreaking.

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Aug 12, 12 6:15

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So sorry for your loss

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