Joe Thorne

WOW!  that's all i have to say Thorney...                    

One of my buddies, former teammates, and Texas Longhorn All-American just finished his 1st Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii....

He went through the swim (2.4 miles!) in 1:08...   he sat in 809th place.

He biked 112 miles in 5:29...  moved up to 622nd place

Finally, he ran a marathon (26.2miles!) in 2:51!!!!!!  He moved alllll the way up to 122nd place!  UNREAL...

I get a lot of credit for doing the decathlon and most times it's because they think i do what Joe just did.   it's hard to imagine what you go through during one of these things.  that's a lot of free time to sit and think about "Why am i doing this to myself?"  i rarely experience anything like this during a decathlon.  there's never a point in time where i'm running, or throwing, or jumping thinking to myself "man, this hurts, i should stop, why am i doing this to myself?"  the kind of mental toughness and preparation it takes to train for the ultimate test of endurance- let alone complete one in the intense heat of a Hawaiian lava field- blows my mind.  i have the ultimate respect for people that can make a living doing what Joe does.  i'm so proud of him... not only as a friend, texas ex, and a runner, but as a competitor who loves a challenge.  he flat out dominated!

proud, proud, proud,  can't wait for you to get home so i can shake your hand Joe.

here's a link to the results: click the "T" to find Thorne

http://ironman.com/events/ironman/worldchampionship/?show=tracker&rid=261&year=2009