Comments on: Pan-Am Champs http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs Confessions of the Highly Motivated Sun, 13 May 2012 02:27:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Miguel Lozano http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs/comment-page-1#comment-11521 Miguel Lozano Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:54:53 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs#comment-11521 hello (my english is not very well, then i write in spanish) soy triatleta mexicano y estuve en ese evento, mas no como elit, competi por la mañana. vi toda su competencia y me quedo gravada la imagen de tus ojos en la ultima vuelta corriendo, le dije a mi amigo: "el ya se ve mal". tambien vi el momento en que caiste antes de llegar a la meta. solo te puedo decir, gracias por esas imagenes que se quedaran por siempre en mi memoria y sobre todo por esa gran enseñanza: da todo en la competencia y que nada ni nadie te detenga!!! Espero que estes totalmente recuperado y nos veremos el proximo año, ahora soy elit y seria un gran honor competir con usted. hello
(my english is not very well, then i write in spanish) soy triatleta mexicano y estuve en ese evento, mas no como elit, competi por la mañana. vi toda su competencia y me quedo gravada la imagen de tus ojos en la ultima vuelta corriendo, le dije a mi amigo: “el ya se ve mal”. tambien vi el momento en que caiste antes de llegar a la meta. solo te puedo decir, gracias por esas imagenes que se quedaran por siempre en mi memoria y sobre todo por esa gran enseñanza: da todo en la competencia y que nada ni nadie te detenga!!!

Espero que estes totalmente recuperado y nos veremos el proximo año, ahora soy elit y seria un gran honor competir con usted.

]]> By: Sarah http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs/comment-page-1#comment-2511 Sarah Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:46:20 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs#comment-2511 DUDE! That is crazy. Man, I'm so sorry to hear about that. I agree with Greg - really lame that they started so late. :-/ In any case, you still inspire and you still rocked it...until of course the conditions got the best of you. Way to fight everybody off and stick to the rules. ;) I'm just glad it wasn't any worse and glad to hear you're getting better. Rest up and heal quickly so you can go kick more butt! S p.s. Love the Swingers quote... DUDE!

That is crazy. Man, I’m so sorry to hear about that. I agree with Greg – really lame that they started so late. :-/

In any case, you still inspire and you still rocked it…until of course the conditions got the best of you. Way to fight everybody off and stick to the rules. ;)

I’m just glad it wasn’t any worse and glad to hear you’re getting better. Rest up and heal quickly so you can go kick more butt!

S

p.s. Love the Swingers quote…

]]> By: greg remaly http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs/comment-page-1#comment-2499 greg remaly Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:59:39 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs#comment-2499 Ben, Wow. Those 10-15 foot waves sound like ridiculous fun in a race. Well done getting out near the front (Do you know what happened to that other guy?) and pulling away with Chrabot on the bike was awesome (you're right, Chrabot was Very Impressive). You know, it's downright shameful that the ITU insists on mid-day starts for races with hot temperatures. You don't see important 10ks or marathons starting at mid-day in Mexico, why do triathlons? It's so wrong, but the sad part is that it will probably take somebody dying before they would consider changing their wrong-headed policy. I did a ITU Tri in Guatemala back in 2003 with similar conditions, but the water was like 86 or 87!!! Needless to say, I didn't make it, dropping out after jogging for 2 miles on the run. Also, I suffered heat stroke at the Chicago Triathlon, also in '03, finished but almost passed out shortly after finishing. I remember it vividly still, very painful and scary. I'm glad you're all right. Take heart in a great swim and bike. G Ben,

Wow.

Those 10-15 foot waves sound like ridiculous fun in a race. Well done getting out near the front (Do you know what happened to that other guy?) and pulling away with Chrabot on the bike was awesome (you’re right, Chrabot was Very Impressive).

You know, it’s downright shameful that the ITU insists on mid-day starts for races with hot temperatures. You don’t see important 10ks or marathons starting at mid-day in Mexico, why do triathlons? It’s so wrong, but the sad part is that it will probably take somebody dying before they would consider changing their wrong-headed policy.

I did a ITU Tri in Guatemala back in 2003 with similar conditions, but the water was like 86 or 87!!! Needless to say, I didn’t make it, dropping out after jogging for 2 miles on the run. Also, I suffered heat stroke at the Chicago Triathlon, also in ’03, finished but almost passed out shortly after finishing. I remember it vividly still, very painful and scary.

I’m glad you’re all right. Take heart in a great swim and bike.

G

]]> By: Jessie, Boomer & Caitie http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs/comment-page-1#comment-2486 Jessie, Boomer & Caitie Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:37:00 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs#comment-2486 Ben, Forgot to tell you, everyone here loves the HIC sunscreen you gave me to try. All the boys are using it before surfing & I took it to a birthday party on the beach and it stayed on the kids and worked great throughout the whole day of surf, sand and whipped cream fights. Thanks again Ben,

Forgot to tell you, everyone here loves the HIC sunscreen you gave me to try. All the boys are using it before surfing & I took it to a birthday party on the beach and it stayed on the kids and worked great throughout the whole day of surf, sand and whipped cream fights.

Thanks again

]]> By: Jessie, Boomer & Caitie http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs/comment-page-1#comment-2485 Jessie, Boomer & Caitie Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:32:10 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs#comment-2485 Dude! Don't you know haole boys like you shouldn't be out in the noonday sun? We agree with Rory, you need to come back to Hawaii for little warm weather training. You can practice charging the sets at Lani's while you are at it. Miss you, glad you are O.K. Dude!

Don’t you know haole boys like you shouldn’t be out in the noonday sun? We agree with Rory, you need to come back to Hawaii for little warm weather training. You can practice charging the sets at Lani’s while you are at it.

Miss you, glad you are O.K.

]]> By: Matt http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs/comment-page-1#comment-2474 Matt Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:48:39 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs#comment-2474 Way to go my man. Get better quick. We're looking forward to your next stellar performance. Way to go my man. Get better quick. We’re looking forward to your next stellar performance.

]]> By: Ben http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs/comment-page-1#comment-2473 Ben Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:31:01 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs#comment-2473 thanks everyone. I'm feeling a lot better, though I've been seeping, watching movies, reading books, and eating for the past two days, so I should feel better. What I'm inspire by is Matt Chrabot's performance. Not only did he pull for two thirds of the bike, but he also coached me while doing it: "relax, keep the HR down, pull through smoothly". And my favorite moment of the race was when I pulled through to Matt shouting a Vince Vaughn quote from Swingers: "You're so money and you don't even know it!" Then he went on to win, which is pretty money. thanks everyone.

I’m feeling a lot better, though I’ve been seeping, watching movies, reading books, and eating for the past two days, so I should feel better.

What I’m inspire by is Matt Chrabot’s performance. Not only did he pull for two thirds of the bike, but he also coached me while doing it: “relax, keep the HR down, pull through smoothly”. And my favorite moment of the race was when I pulled through to Matt shouting a Vince Vaughn quote from Swingers: “You’re so money and you don’t even know it!”

Then he went on to win, which is pretty money.

]]> By: Kelvin Ng http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs/comment-page-1#comment-2471 Kelvin Ng Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:34:37 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs#comment-2471 You're an inspiration Ben. Keep on fighting! You’re an inspiration Ben.

Keep on fighting!

]]> By: Russell http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs/comment-page-1#comment-2470 Russell Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:31:24 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs#comment-2470 Nice work! I'm glad you didn't die out there. Heat stroke is serious business, my friend. Rest up and get healthy. Still a great effort and shows promise. Now, come back to Seattle and vacuum our floors. They miss you. RC Nice work! I’m glad you didn’t die out there. Heat stroke is serious business, my friend. Rest up and get healthy. Still a great effort and shows promise. Now, come back to Seattle and vacuum our floors. They miss you.

RC

]]> By: Ben Neuwirth http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs/comment-page-1#comment-2460 Ben Neuwirth Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:31:52 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/04/pan-am-champs#comment-2460 In other news, it snowed in Seattle this weekend. Hope you're feeling better Ben! In other news, it snowed in Seattle this weekend.

Hope you’re feeling better Ben!

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