Congratulations to all that made it through and those who gave it their best. I am in awe of your accomplishments. Of those we know who raced. One finished, and one made it through the swim, bike and part of the run. Way to go! [loud exuberant cheering] Maybe one day we will join you in this endeavor.
Two people amongst many, who I am in awe of:
1,534 official finishers ...
Frank Farrar and Jay Handy came across the line just after the midnight cut off, brining our total to 1,536 finishers so far!
Jay Handy is a diabetic competing on insulin -- what a great achievement! -Ironman Updates @ 16:57
We got that close finish!
As the clock went through the 17 hour point here, the crowd remained to welcome Frank Farrar, who was just over two minutes away from being an official finisher here today!
He fell down just yards away from the finish ... but got up and made his way through the finish!
What an amazing achievement, on a pretty amazing day! -Ironman Updates @16:53