Originally Posted by
LesterOfPuppets
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You know what they say, early to bed and early to rise...
Thanks, Les!
Originally Posted by
sbxx1985
Like your rides, it would seem like an Ironman would be something to feel proud about. A major life accomplishment. Who gives a crap what your time is. Just finish. To finish is more than most people can imagine. To cheat seems to totally defeat the purpose.
Absolutely right. But it's really a story about greed. As popular as she was on this forum, and especially here in this thread, it wasn't enough glamor and attention for her. She not only wanted to participate, she wanted to excel to become even more popular.
I don't think she realized she was gambling "all in" with all her chips when she decided to cheat. Apparently she foolishly thought she could pull the cheat off, and maybe she even thought her popularity would buoy her through the turmoil if she got caught. She was wrong on both counts and lost it all.
I think the fact that her name keeps coming up periodically is an indicator of how tragic everyone sees her story.
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