I have just returned from a business trip that was looming for me when we started the Iron Man race. I knew that I had to be up (very) early next morning and had a couple of hard days ahead of me. But I wanted to take part in this first loooong race, so I dragged an old setup out and added some fuel to join the fun.
Just read the reports, and really feel sorry for those who were disco'd so close to the finish, that has to be so frustrating
Unfortunately we had a few sever issues which delayed the start ( no-ones fault, I know these things happen
) .
By about 10:30 p.m. UK time, I think we had completed some 20 odd laps of the race, and on that schedule a bit of quick mental arithmetic suggested we were looking for a finish somewhere towards 12:00.
I cannot say that I quit, because I didn't, I crashed out
but I had already decided that I might just try a few more Banzai laps and then retire gracefully.