Good luck Yanti! (Page 5)

Come on Yanti!!!

Sooooo close!!!

I hope she can finish, anyway.

I understand it is not "official", but we have no idea if she is still going.

I hope she is safe and sound.  Would be great if she finished but no race is worth jepordizing your health and she has been thru a lot the last couple years health wise.  Stay safe and Healthy Yanti!!

Can you just keep going and finish unofficially?  My only experience with cutoffs was a marathon in China where they (in some cases, literally) pulled people off the course if they missed the time. Do IM races do this, or can you still finish if you want, even if there's no medal or "You are an Ironman!"? (If so, I imagine Yanti is probably still out there!)

It depends on the RD, I would assume.  I have seen it at a few Ironmans i have been a spectator at.

Here's the link to the live feed. It's past the official cut-off but they haven't shut down the video stream yet.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sunsmart-ironman-western-australia

There was that guy from "Biggest Loser" that did one. He missed the cuttoff, but kept going. Then after some time, the officials were about to pull him, but he crossed the line. He said he would make that cutoff next year. I thought that was more incredible than him actually making the cutoff.

At the last IM athletes meeting I went to they said that, why highly not recommended, they would let you stay out on the course for as long as you needed. You would have to sign a waiver stating that you understand that you are out there on your own (without aid, medical, etc) and the WTC is longer responsible for you...

Great effort, Yanti!! You had a large group of "spectators" cheering you on over the internet all night...We can't wait to hear about your experience. As many have stated already, you are our Ironman!!

Can't say it any better than this!

I cannot even begin to express how deeply moved I am. Believe me, I absolutely sensed and flew on all your support out there today.

I had a "discussion" with the official after lap 3--civil but pretty insistent on both sides. I really wanted to try for the last 10km.

Not sure how I feel about the finish line staying open to 17:20 (I might have made that. VERY tight, but maybe). Not sure it really matters to me, actually. I had a blast out there and the very, very best part -- of today, and most days -- was all of you.

An absolutely AMAZING accomplishment for someone who has had maybe a total of 8 weeks of solid training after being deathly ill too many times over the last year to count! 

I thus dub thee - TITANIUM YANTI! 

Mind of steel. Taint of titanium.

TANGEMELONS PRESS

Yanti, I don't know what to say that hasn't already been said, but you have once again inspired a WHOLE lot of folks to HTFU.  I/WE all look forward to hearing of your latest life adventure.  Stay Strong!