Friday, August 20, 2010

You think Chrissie Wellington would say, "YES!"???

Apparently Chrissie Wellington is returning to Timberman to defend her title again. (for those of you who might not know who she is, she is the 3 time defending Ironman World Champion, aka currently the best female long course triathlete in the world!) If this is true, that means she might be at the finish line again personally putting the finishers medal over your head and congratulating you on crossing the finish line. She did this last year and I almost picked her up, twirled her around and gave her a big kiss. (she is itty bitty tiny)

....but then I figured that might be a little over the top.

But what if I asked her to marry me? Think she would say, "YES!" ?????


Or should I wear a banana costume? Apparently at Kona one year some guy dressed in a banana suit asked her to marry him. She got a chuckle out of it and said that it perked her up for the rest of the run. She wrote "Its not everyday that you get proposed to by a piece of fruit."



Its gonna be a great year @ Timberman on Sunday! Andy Potts is returning to win for the 3rd year in a row as well. Andy is looking super strong this year and I think he might come close to a podium spot @ Kona this year.

But! If you would like to stalk me on Sunday, feel free to! Its easy, just go to Ironman.com, and on the Athlete Tracker for Timberman, enter my bib # 1955, or by name: Leonard Campbell (its my legal name.....) and you can see my progress.

Hope to post a quick status update Sunday night, and full race report by Monday or Tuesday. Have a good weekend everybody!

26 comments:

  1. Consider yourself stalked! :-)
    How exciting to be in the same race as Andy and Chrissie. I can't wait to hear how it goes!

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  2. you had BETTER give Chrissie a big kiss! I would switch to girls for Chrissie and I'm not even kidding.

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  3. I am already planning the Bacholer party, of course triathlete style, first a little run with Matt O (http://mattheworavec.blogspot.com/2010/08/training-payne-hop-5k-beer-run-practice.html) then after that a long bike ride from Jeff, though, ummmm I dont think I can make the ride, I have to dry my hair and rearrange my short drawer.

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  4. Good luck! I am new to your blog but I can see that you are READY to HAMMER!

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  5. I'd go with a diferent costume...maybe an apple or brocolli. Be original!

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  6. Have a great race! Looking forward to your race report!

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  7. I will definately keep up with your splits and say to myself..."I wish I was that fast!"

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  8. Good luck! I hope you have a great day and I hope Chrissie says Yes!

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  9. All the best! If I can work out the time differences and all the things that go with that I'll be stalking you for sure.

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  10. To bad Jon's girlfriend is the jealous type lol. so I'm going to say NO to the big proposal to Chrissy. <3

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  11. Well, if Chrissie says "No", Andy can always be your fallback.

    Good luck! I look forward to stalking/tracking you on race day.

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  12. I'd definitely propose to Chrissie if I was a guy... what's the worst that can happen? :) If not, fall back on the pick her up and whirl her around idea... that's a good one!

    Good luck Sunday. I'll be stalking you!

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  13. good luck jon! u will do awesome!

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  14. Good luck on Sunday, I'll be stalking you and Mandy!! You're going to kick ASS!!!!!
    Um...you may have missed the memo, but I got dibs on Chrissie. Sorry kid!

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  15. Best of Luck to you on Sunday! Getting to see all of those pros is an added bonus to an already awesome race. Enjoy!! We'll be cheering for you from NJ!

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  16. Have a great race and kick this course in the a$$!

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  17. I will be 'stalking' you on Sunday and cheering you on. It is going to be a great day for you.

    We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Chrissie Wellington in this house. After Tman last year she talked to my girls and signed posters for them. She is such an awesome athlete and person. Hope she says 'YES'!

    Good Luck, you are SOOOO ready for this!!

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  18. Goo dluck and can't wait to hear about the race! You will do awesome!

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  19. Tear it up! I will be watching.....

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  20. Good luck tomorrow!! Let your training carry you through this bad boy!! I know you are prepared! Relax and enjoy.

    Ok, swim, bike, and run like #@%& !!!!!

    Oh yeah, I'm down with the diesel, PARTY, PARTY, PARTY, PARTY!!!!

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  21. You just crossed the finish line and you did AWESOME!!!!!! Congrats on a fantastic race, I can't wait to hear all about it!
    Oh, and I totally expect an invitation to your wedding to Chrissie. :-)

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  22. 5:08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WOOOOOHHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
    you had a great race, and especially a great RUN!!! nice job can't wait to hear all the details

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  23. Congrats on a great race!
    -Derek

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