It's an amazing story. Talk about a guy with no limits...

Andrew

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C'mon legs run faster!
Being fast on a crappy bike is cool
Fueled by Guinness, Tuborg, Anchor Steam and Creemore Springs

Cool story. If I was to switch places, I would get a top that said "You got Amp'd!" on the back.

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"your horse is too high" - tigerchik

...and 1:17 swim in Kona with one good limb....sheesh, this guy is the real deal. How many people did he "amp" to T1. I'm just honoured to have met him before the race and shook his hand.

That is probably the most inspiring thing I have ever read on Slowtwitch, or perhaps even beyond.

Thanks Herbert for that story.

Rajesh: "Hat Tip" You Are The Man.

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**All of these words finding themselves together were greatly astonished and delighted for assuredly, they had never met before**

Rajesh and I spoke several times back and forth during the marathon. Great attitude, incredible performance, legend inspiration. My wife commented,"The triple amputee beat you." I replied "Then I got beat by a champion." Still feel that way.

Man,you have to feel for Jason Lester,talk about one-upmanship.


Don't worry I know them both,great guys,very inspirational.Just my sick Aussie sense of humour.


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I still can't get over his 1:17 swim. That's just badass....wait it gets better....Rajesh negative split the marathon...check it out....his last run split was his fastest (I realize you get the downhill on Palani, but as he said, that's one of the hardest things for him to do):

TOTAL SWIM 2.4 mi. (1:17:54) 2:03/100m 1268 144
BIKE SPLIT 1 5.5 mi. (19:11) 17.20 mph BIKE SPLIT 2 28 mi. (1:22:50) 16.30 mph BIKE SPLIT 3 59 mi. (2:06:09) 14.74 mph BIKE SPLIT 4 88 mi. (1:46:32) 16.33 mph FINAL BIKE SPLIT 112 mi. (1:32:57) 15.49 mph TOTAL BIKE 112 mi. (7:07:39) 15.71 mph 1642 155
RUN SPLIT 1 5 mi. (1:00:48) 12:09/mile RUN SPLIT 2 10.2 mi. (1:04:10) 12:20/mile RUN SPLIT 3 17.2 mi. (1:45:27) 15:03/mile FINAL RUN SPLIT 26.2 mi. (1:45:53) 11:45/mile TOTAL RUN 26.2 mi. (5:36:18) 12:50/mile 1639 154 TRANSITION TIME T1: SWIM-TO-BIKE 7:52 T2: BIKE-TO-RUN 9:29

Does this look like the happiest man in the South Pacific on Oct 9th

http://www.asiorders.com/...ID=60391&BIB=172

I post the report from Herbert on my facebook a week ago and a lot of peoples are amazed about this guy...they are right, he's a hell of a BAMF!

Swimming with 1.25 arm, biking and running w/o calf, damn, how he's doing it???

He also smile...!

hat off!

Jf

Man, its freaky to see the younger tougher taller "twin"...I can't believe we're almost wearing the same clothing too!

As I said in the interview, when I first noticed him I realized that my little problems are nothing.

He has a great attitude too and truly the best smile, but as he told me, it wasn't always like that. He overcame quite a bit, including himself.

But yes - he's the man.

Amazing. I guess the old "what's your excuse" really applies

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Great write-up and awesome to see Rajesh on the front page.

My wife and I got to spend some time with Rajesh and his family on Oahu, and he's a great guy.

And yeah, I'm humbled by the swim time too. I just managed a 1:34 in a stand-alone 2.4 mile swim. Definitely no excuses here.

Outstanding guy who's heart is in the right place. I've been enjoying following his road to Kona on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=501674974

Just wait until he rocks Ultraman Dev,then you will HAVE to do it!!

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one of the best things ever on ST. Dude is amazing and the epitomy of HTFU.

As a spectator it was truly amazing moment watching Rajesh race and finish the race, along with a few other amputees I saw. It is inspiring seeing them. Here a couple pics I took at the race.

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"Sometimes you got to learn to hurt"

x2!

Later!

Brian

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Swim. Bike. Run. Repeat as necessary.
Welcome to the Church of Briantriology!

His first triathlon was 2009!

Here's a guy who's truly living life to the fullest. He pretty much continues to conquer all the obstacles that come his way...a true inspiration.

Amazing.

I truly wonder how one can control the bike (with deep rims!) or go into a mass start in the ocean as a triple amputee. I think I would never have the courage to do that. I just try to imagine how a downhill with a cross wind should feel with one arm... Or what happens when someone swims over you in that ocean. Fighting your way back up with one arm!

Does he swim with prosthetics or something else that makes him more stable in the water?

Same thing I was thinking, so I asked. Nope, he just swims with what he's got.

I have seen swim pics of his and he just swims as is.

To me that swim time blew my mind.

Besides being BAMF, Raj is one of the nicest guys I have had the honor of meeting.

Herbert....you're kidding me....he did that swim with one "conventional arm" and the rest with what he has. He did not use any prosthetic devices in the swim? WOW! I'm sending Rajesh's picture to the kids I coach for XC skiing before our training session on Sunday. I better not hear any whining about me "running them too hard"