IMKY volunteer report
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2008-09-01 2:10 PM |
Master 2014 Ohio | Subject: IMKY volunteer report Hi all! You IMKY athletes are all just getting out of your athlete banquet as I sit to write this. I hope all of you who raced did you best and achieved your goals.
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2008-09-01 2:47 PM in reply to: #1641763 |
Extreme Veteran 550 Vine Grove, KY | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report Thanks for helping out man. Thankfully, I didn't need you wheelchair services, or any other post race medical attention. Good luck training for next year. |
2008-09-01 2:56 PM in reply to: #1641763 |
Veteran 248 Mooretown, Ontario Canada | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report I truly can't thank you or the other volunteers enough. Without you guys, the day just wouldn't have been possible. You were all great, and I made sure I told you all that. FishHog |
2008-09-01 3:00 PM in reply to: #1641763 |
Champion 10471 Dallas, TX | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report Thanks for helping out! If I lived closer I would volunteer next year. I made sure to thank all of the volunteers and I was as nice as I could be to them. Unfortunately, come around mile 22 on the run I was down to a nod and a smile. I couldn't talk to much to say thanks but hopefully they saw it in my eyes I appreciated them. With that said, if there were a shortage of volunteers it certainly didn't seem like it. All the aid stations, etc had TONS of volunteers. Both times I went into the changing tent I got a volunteer to help me the entire time. Which was so nice! Thanks for being out there! I know it was a rough day, for racers and volunteers alike! |
2008-09-01 3:01 PM in reply to: #1641763 |
Champion 5312 Calgary | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report Sounds like an interesting day and that you took your "job" as a volunteer seriously. Don't beat yourself up too much about that missunderstanding or whatever it was. Sounds like you had an awfully long shift. Good job! |
2008-09-01 3:12 PM in reply to: #1641763 |
Master 2014 Ohio | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report You're all welcome. I really enjoyed doing it. BTW, the pic I posted above is one I took. I also took a few others such as Heather Gollnick's run bib (which fell off and her bike escorter picked up and carried) and some of the pics of some of the pro's. If you want a copy PM me with you e mail and I'll send them to you. |
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2008-09-01 3:34 PM in reply to: #1641763 |
Champion 19812 MA | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report Great report with lots of interesting and fun details..those finishing are glad people like you there helping out. Strange response folks have when tired and not feeling good sometimes. Good luck training for next year |
2008-09-01 3:53 PM in reply to: #1641763 |
Expert 644 Evansville, IN | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report I have to agree with the others here. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! This day would not have been the success that it was without the volunteers. What a great day, exciting atmosphere and we were surrounded by TONS of wonderful people! |
2008-09-01 5:21 PM in reply to: #1641763 |
Expert 936 Springfield, MO | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report Thanks!!... for volunteering and for the VR (Volunteer Report) I wasn't there, but I do realize that we as participants wouldn't have anything close to a good experience at any event without the sometimes staggering amount of volunteer hours. Good Job!!! |
2008-09-01 6:40 PM in reply to: #1641970 |
Champion 5615 | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report Great report and an amazing job. Thanks for being out there and helping out. It wouldn't be possible without the volunteers. Thank You. |
2008-09-01 7:07 PM in reply to: #1641763 |
Regular 119 | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report Thank you for volunteering. It was amazing to see all the little kids handing out gels and sponges etc. It was an awesome day. |
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2008-09-01 8:56 PM in reply to: #1641763 |
Master 1376 Chicago | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report Great job. Thanks again so much for volunteering. I wouldn't have been able to finish the course without the volunteers. When I went down at Mile 20 on the run they got me ice, water, gatorade, everything I needed to keep going. You guys are amazing. |
2008-09-01 10:22 PM in reply to: #1641763 |
Extreme Veteran 495 Horse Country | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report The volunteers are really what makes these races happen. The athletes provide the entertainment, but the volunteers really run the show. Thanks so much for giving up your day to make this possible for so many others. |
2008-09-02 7:26 AM in reply to: #1641763 |
Expert 749 | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report I think you might have caught me at the finish? I was groggy but from your pic. it looks like you. I finished right at 9 and was a bit delerious, but had a wonderful catcher who let me sit down in the med area right by the finish line for a min. and got me some h20 to sip. I was o-k to walk away, but if you were my catcher - thank you! I was looking forward to seeing you for about 10 miles!! |
2008-09-02 9:55 AM in reply to: #1642722 |
Champion 8540 the colony texas | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report Thanks for being out there, and an even bigger thank you for calling me earily in the week to see if you could help me out up there.. I actually liked the walk back to the transition after my massage just walking helped a lot A bunch of us Bt'ers got interviewed also by that same guy,, even though know one believed me at the dinner when I told them. Major Props to being out there, There were a ton of volunteers it seemed to me, I know the run course had huge amounts. It was an incredible day.. |
2008-09-02 10:27 AM in reply to: #1641763 |
Expert 715 Twin Cities | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report It was a pleasure to spend the weekend volunteering for all of you incredible Ironman athletes!!! You are all truly incredible! And, for those of you that I met over the past five days, it was great to make your acquaintance! |
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2008-09-02 10:45 AM in reply to: #1641763 |
Member 53 Kentucky | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report Congrats to everyone. I had a great time volunteering and enjoyed meeting folks. The body marking was fun, I liked that we did not form lines like last year, I think folks relaxed since they were not stuck in a line. The men's changing tent from bike to run was an experience. It was cool to help folks and to get them on their way. Finish line catcher from 7-midnight was also a great time. Truth be told I was completely exhausted and my feet were killing me but I knew my pain failed in comparison to those who I was helping across the line. Only one bad experience I had was the person in the black shirt and glasses at the volunteer check-in tent. She was very rude to me each time I checked in to volunteer. Other then her, everyone was very appreciative and I had a great time. |
2008-09-02 10:50 AM in reply to: #1643143 |
Expert 924 Louisville, KY | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report Yoganerd - 2008-09-02 11:27 AM It was a pleasure to spend the weekend volunteering for all of you incredible Ironman athletes!!! You are all truly incredible! And, for those of you that I met over the past five days, it was great to make your acquaintance! Were you one of the catchers? I think you helped me at the finish! Either way, thanks to you everybody that was out there volunteering. Its been said a million times, but the volunteers for this race were spectacular! |
2008-09-02 12:34 PM in reply to: #1641763 |
Extreme Veteran 510 Louisville KY | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report I had a good time Sunday I helped out at the first water stop on the bike, and finished out the night handing out sponges around 3rd. and park I met CubeFarmGopher, yoganerd, and tnickerson. Heres a sign I made congrats to everyone. (picresized_th_1220420001_100_1845[1].jpg) Attachments ---------------- picresized_th_1220420001_100_1845[1].jpg (90KB - 9 downloads) |
2008-09-02 1:01 PM in reply to: #1641763 |
Extreme Veteran 495 Horse Country | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report That sign was awesome timdude! I noticed it on the way out and thought, weird ... a BT sign? ... Didnt put 2 and 2 together until the return. Then I noticed your name on the sign and the fact it was in front of a Louisville Water Co facility and that gave me a big boost for the ride in! |
2008-09-03 9:38 AM in reply to: #1641763 |
Extreme Veteran 510 Louisville KY | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report One other thought I want to add when I worked the awards ceremony we handed out the dvd's at the end. The IM folks told us to cut off your wrist band and give you your dvd. Well I thought it was stupid so I just handed them out at first with no cutting, then they barked at me so I started cutting them off. Then they told me to keep the wristband and I was like this is BS people want that as a keepsake, and really the highlight dvd was not that great. When it slowed down I was gone, had to pick up the kids. So if you didn't get to keep your wristband I'm sorry, they came up with some BS about it being medical or something. When I was about to get off work that afternoon the guy incharge of the waterstop 2nd. to the last on the run called me freaking out that they were giving out too much ice, according to the IM folks, he was pissed. So I was like WTF so I emtied our icemachine here at work took what they had left at the last bike water stop, it worked out. Just some observations about how IM kind of cheaps out on stuff you don't really think about. |
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2008-09-03 10:05 AM in reply to: #1641763 |
Westminster, CO | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report thank you for sharing David! what a great read and sounds like a great time! best of luck next year when you're on the "other side" |
2008-09-03 10:46 AM in reply to: #1643558 |
Champion 10471 Dallas, TX | Subject: RE: IMKY volunteer report OH YEAH! I saw that sign! THANKS! timdude - 2008-09-02 12:34 PM I had a good time Sunday I helped out at the first water stop on the bike, and finished out the night handing out sponges around 3rd. and park I met CubeFarmGopher, yoganerd, and tnickerson. Heres a sign I made congrats to everyone. |