Julie Ann Gerhard Ironman Swimsuit Spectaculaavi -

The starting cannon’s boom was less a sound and more a physical blow to the chest. For the 2,400 athletes treading the churning waters of Lake Clearwater, it was the starting pistol for 140.6 miles of agony. For the spectators, it was the beginning of a long, loud, sun-drenched party.

“Kevin!” Julie Ann shrieked, reading the name written on his arm in permanent marker. “You are a magnificent sea creature! That water is not your enemy; it is your liquid courage! Up, up, up, stroke!” Julie Ann Gerhard IRONMAN SWIMSUIT SPECTACULAavi

She would. In the trunk of her car was a sequined tracksuit and a sign that read: “YOU DID IT, YOU ABSOLUTE MANIAC.” The starting cannon’s boom was less a sound