you asked for it, I’ll get you one
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The bone in the first joint got infected and was chopped off about 10 years ago. I’m also still suffering from my crash in T2 last August - no shoes, feet bore the brunt of the fall.
I think Sarah’s accomplishment was awesome. Awe-inspiring. But what about the others who are very similar to her that don’t get all the glory she gets? **That is not Sarah’s fault, of course. Sarah’s accomplishments don’t diminish any else’s including those of us who don’t face the same obstacles as she does. If Sarah were to “speak” here, she seems like the type who would applaud everyone for getting involved in triathlon. Her message is universal. ** **** I read that last year at IMWI (I think) a women with a similar amputation finished and finished well (not sure if she was the first ever woman to do so). **** **Reinertsen’s web site doesn’t claim that she’s first in the IM - only that she’s the first amputee woman to do IMKona. ** **** She didn’t qualify for Kona, though, and she was cool with that. Trust me, I’m not trying to flame here and start the lottery vs. qualifying argument. Just think that there are a lot of people overcoming adversity to do this race–some physical, many others battling life itself. Sarah, if you read this, i think you’re awesome. If we’re gonna give credit to Sarah, we shouldn’t ignore people in VERY similar situations who have done the same thing at a different (i.e. non-KONA) race. some just have corporate sponsors/backing while others have kids. I would love to hear Sarah’s take on all of this. These are interesting issues. I too wondered how Sarah qualified for Kona. And I wouldn’t hesitate to ask her. The problem with some posts on ST, as “stageracer” so eloquently pointed out, is the lack of civility and courtesy. There is no reason Reinertsen couldn’t explain how she qualified and **shed light on more inspirational stories that we wouldn’t necessarily know of. **
let the personal attacks begin,
whineyass
and yes, i do believe my name is attached to my account.
I am quite certain Sarah qualfied. At a 1/2 I believe. At least I know she did last year because it was in the Nightline episode earlier this year.
Pretty soon people here will be requiring her to submit genetic testing to Dan to prove she is a girl so the slowtwitch naysayers can “know” she really is the first woman to do kona and not just some poser. That is one way to get her here, in tears, defending her honor to a bunch of morons, just like many of the pros feel like they have to, because of the huge numbers of industry types and pros who hang out here (although i doubt any of them are those posting these negative comments).
Yea, the morons who hide behind their keyboards. :o)
Dave
Man, just lost my cornflakes all over the screen!!
Great toe action mate…
Cant quite make out which toe is the bad one.
Can you post a bigger picture please. :-0
don’t b asking for more ugly toe!!
it would b ug man ug.
you all would b sick in the melon you toe perverts !
dirt
She did use PowerCranks, I installed them on her home trainer bike (the bike she rode last year in Kona). She has extraordinary coordination and she did pick it up rather quickly, but it was pretty close to Kona so I’m not sure you can attribute her time to Power Cranks, although it did show her how to pedal more efficiently. I think it goes to HARD HARD HARD work in the pool AND on the bike, a new bike from Cannondale that fit her 1000x better, and an attitude that NOTHING was going to stand in her way. She rode ALL the time here in so cal. Hills and the whole bit, never looking back.
When we met at Musselman, you struck me as someone who may lean to the right, but outwardly you leaned left. This clears up the dichotomy for me.
Got a story about the missing plantar digit?
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I try to lean toward the middle. I swim to the right, maybe because my feet are off balance.
It was an unfortunate paintball incident.