The Finish Line

Here is Slade just before the finish line!

IronKIDS

Isabel, Madeline, and Nelson Our friend Collin created this image. Isn't it awesome???!!!

IronFANS!

Slade's fan support was incredible. We had people asking us if we were all there for one person! There were a total of 31 of us there throughout the day! Thanks everyone for being so supportive!

Slade Hendrikson...You Are an Ironman!

The swim start. It was petty unbelievable! Slade is out there somewhere!

He did it! It was an awesome day, and Slade did so well at his first Ironman! This picture is of Slade when he just started biking. He had a peanut butter sandwhich hanging out of his mouth when we saw him! He finished the race in 12 hours, 54 minutes, and 29 seconds!!!!! The fan support was incredible! Thank you to everyone who supported Slade in Madison, and thank you to everyone who supported him from home!

What will Slade look like?

Slade will have this bike, and he will be in red and black, but his tri suit will be a little different than this one. His helmet is carbon colored (blackish/gray), and is an aero helmet, so don't look for this bright white one! He'll look much faster with his new helmet, I'm sure! He'll also have #553 on himself, so look for those numbers!

Where it all begins...

Hey Everyone! 4 more days until Ironman! Here is a link to the Monona Terrace website. http://www.mononaterrace.com/ This is where we'll meet on Sunday morning. I am creating a list of some cell phone numbers as well as directions to the bike site that we'll go to. I will post that later today. To start out, we'll meet on top of the Monona Terrace and get a birds eye view of the swim. I think about a half hour into the swim we'll make our way down to where the athletes get out of the water so we can see them get their wetsuits stripped off of them! This is such an exciting part of the race to see. Check out the link if you get a chance. We'll meet up top! Anyone w/questions can call me. My cell # is: 608-385-4213 Also, the t-shirts are in today! I will pick them up this afternoon. We'll hand them out at dinner or if you want yours before let me know and we can arrange that. Slade and I are leaving for Madison on Friday morning. Safe travels to everyone, and see you soon!

Race Number!

Slade is #553!!!