Like many lurkers, I’ve been on the sidelines for quite a while, mutely absorbing the many informative or hilarious threads in this forum - even actually using the ‘search posts’ option; like many, I lamented, yet could understand the departure of Mr. Tibbs; like many I cringed as triathlete spelling explored new depths; likewise I appreciated the thoughtfulness and vision of Mr. Empfield’s writing, and particularily regret the absence of Ms. Collavecchia’s name from any recent article - she spoke for many of us, I think .
I’m prompted to come out of lurkitude by my imminent leadership of our local endurance sports club, and by another circumstance: A Scot stuck in the middle of Canada, with 5 olys, 2 half-IMs and half a dozen marathons under my belt, this August I found myself in a big tent ponying up megabucks for a piece of yellow paper, with the understanding that at the same time next year I would find myself (after an early morning dip) aesthetically slathered in industrial quantities of sunscreen, limping from my by-then-urea-encrusted Norco, across some pre-determined distance, then back again, then (having resumed, or even perfected the limp) taking some further stroll up and down the waterfront, whereupon, having passed beneath an inflatable megalith, I am borne by a pair of valkyries to a place where I can suck half an orange or the like. I’m sure I’m missing something out, but I have most of a year to remedy any deficit.
…which brings me to my first question: it’s normal for IMC to take a very long time to process my credit card payment, right? I get the impression that there is only one or two people who have to process all 2130 entrants, and therein may lie the delay.
Hi…nice entry…
Please post more.
thanks for the welcome, guys. Hopefully I’ll post just when I have something to say. I guss I’ll just have to wait the credit card thing out.
Sorry if this is a stupid questions, but who is Ms. Collavecchia?
no need to hold back johnb…most of this is just empty, incoherent ramblings, but it is still kind of addictive.
Welcome sir. ;
http://www.slowtwitch.com/mainheadings/beginner/alison.html
gets you the lovely personal touch of a female ironman athlete, who used to be on Mr. Empfield’s payroll, unless I err. “Beginner’s Luck” was her domain, and it was those new (or relatively new) to the sport of triathlon, who seemed most likely to benefit from her prose.
Dude, you need to come down to are levell and right like this… What’s your credit card number again?
that’s very damn hilarious! OK, ya got a pencil?