What I always remember most about Ironman Utah is my observations of fellow competitors whining about the weather conditions.
They almost seemed traumatized by the events of that famous day in Ironman triathlon history.
I was left with the sense that they are people out there who want to hear some loud-mouth with a microphone saying "You are an Ironman" and they needed to hear that and to brag about it because their lives - and they knew it - and they still know it - are so pathetic and meaningless.
They have to find something to brag about because they know their equally pathetic friends and acquaintances know they are weak people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provo,_Serbia
Provo, Serbia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Provo is a Serbian village located in the Vladimirci municipality of the Macva District
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provo,_Utah
Provo, Utah
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Provo is the third-largest city in Utah, United States. It is 43 miles (69 km) south of Salt Lake City
Provo is the home of Brigham Young University
History
The area was originally called Timpanogots (meaning "rocky")[citation needed] and was inhabited by the Timpanogos. It was the largest and most settled area in modern-day Utah. The ample food from the Provo River made the Timpanogos a peaceful people. The area also served as the traditional meeting place for the Ute and Shoshone tribes and as a spot to worship their creator.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/superstition
Dictionary.com
superstition
a belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge, in or of the ominous significance of a particular thing, circumstance, occurrence, proceeding, or the like.
a system or collection of such beliefs.
a custom or act based on such a belief.
irrational fear of what is unknown or mysterious, especially in connection with religion.
http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/wiki/Stargate:_The_Movie_Transcript
STARGATE WIKI
Stargate: The Movie (1994)
(from internet transcript)
DANIEL
(calling to O'Neil)
Wait, wait!
[O'Neil doesn't notice him. He and the others push their way through the crowd, trying to get to the door.]
O'NEIL
Move it, move it.
KAWALSKI
Get back. Move it. Move out of the way.
[Kawalski and Brown shove people aside as O'Neil reaches the door. Villagers try and stop him from unlatching it, but he fights them off, breaking one man's arm. Brown and Kawalski take hostages and keep their backs to the door as O'Neil fires his rifle in a warning pattern at the villagers feet, making them back off.]
KASUF
Na-ney!
[Kasuf approaches, holding his hands up in a non-threatening manner. Daniel and Skaara come racing up behind him. Kasuf turns around and starts shouting at his people, motioning them to back away.]
O'NEIL
(to Daniel)
Get over here.
[Daniel complies. Skaara looks directly at O'Neil and speaks in a calm, unthreatening manner.]
SKAARA
Na-ney. Na-ney.
(he points above him while speaking more native words)
Yu yu. Yu yu.
[He gestures for O'Neil come with him to a lookout point on top of the wall. Kasuf and the people look on in wonder. O'Neil follows Skaara. Daniel starts to follow as well.]
O'NEIL
(to Daniel)
Stay here.
[Daniel stops; O'Neil continues up to the wall. Skaara points out to the desert beyond and speaks in the alien tongue. O'Neil looks and sees a large sandstorm approaching across the horizon. O'Neil nods to Skaara that he understands.]
KAWALSKI
What is it, colonel?!
O'NEIL
(yelling down)
Sandstorm comin' this way.
[Kawalski lowers his rifle and releases his hold on his hostage, who collapses on the ground with a gulp of relief. Kawalski breathes heavily as he releases his own adrenalin.]
Doctor Daniel Jackson
(dryly)
Well, that would've been an excellent reason to shoot everyone.
From 3/3/1959 ( the birthdate in Hawaii of my biological brother Thomas Reagan ) To 10/24/1994 ( premiere US film "Stargate" ) is 13019 days
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From 12/20/1994 ( on the ground in Bosnia as Kerry Wayne Burgess the United States Marine Corps captain this day is my United States Navy Cross medal date of record ) To 6/25/2001 is 2379 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 5/8/1972 ( Richard Nixon - Letter to the Secretary of Labor Directing Expansion of the Jobs for Veterans Program ) is 2379 days
From 8/1/1980 ( premiere US film "The Final Countdown" ) To 6/25/2001 is 7633 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 9/26/1986 ( Ronald Reagan - Remarks at the Dedication Ceremony for New Facilities at the National Security Agency at Fort Meade, Maryland ) is 7633 days
From 6/20/1960 ( Dwight Eisenhower - Remarks Upon Arrival at the Honolulu International Airport ) To 2/11/1996 ( premiere US TV series episode "Space: Above and Beyond"::"The Angriest Angel" ) is 13019 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 6/25/2001 is 13019 days
http://www.ironmanlive.com/holdingcell/2001/june-2001/provo-utah-to-host-new-2002-ironman-triathlon
Provo, Utah to Host New 2002 Ironman Triathlon
Published on Monday, Jun 25, 2001
With the announcement, Ironman Utah becomes the western-most Ironman event in the continental United States.
Ironman North America, the city of Provo and the Utah County Convention and Visitors Bureau are pleased to announce the addition of an Ironman event in Provo, Utah to take place on Saturday, June 8, 2002. Provo will play host to Ironman Utah for the next five years.
"We are very excited to be coming to Provo," said Ironman North America President Graham Fraser.
Provo becomes one of only four sites in the continental United States to play host to an Ironman event, joining Lake Placid, N.Y. (Ironman USA Lake Placid), Panama City, Fla. (Ironman Florida) and Madison, WI (Ironman Wisconsin). The addition of Provo provides an Ironman event in four different regions (Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, West) of the United States.
Originally posted to ironmanlive.com on 06/25/2001 10:57am by IM North America.
From: Kerry Burgess
To: Kerry Burgess
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 1:38:07 PM
Subject: Re: Journal May 20, 2006
Kerry Burgess wrote:
I have gone out and beat myself into the ground to the point of hypothermia
[JOURNAL ARCHIVE 20 May 2006 excerpt ends]
JOURNAL ARCHIVE: 11/5/2006 9:55 PM
There is also Millersylvania State Park where I completed all those marathons. I completed 5 down there in a year’s time, starting with the Christmas Marathon. I believe the first one was in December 2001 and the last one was the Christmas Marathon again in December 2002.
[JOURNAL ARCHIVE 05 November 2006 excerpt ends]
JOURNAL ARCHIVE: Posted by H.V.O.M at 8:47 PM Monday, August 20, 2007
11/4/2006 10:26 PM
All those marathons I ran down south of Olympia. The run course started at Millersylvania State Park
http://www.ontherunevents.com/xmasmarathon/
Christmas Classic Marathon
- posted by Kerry Burgess 10:32 PM Pacific Time Spokane Valley Washington USA Monday 17 September 2018
