What else is there to say?! Lori and Leslie signed up for Ironman Florida a year ago. Today-- lined up with more than 2,500 athletes-- they fought hard in a colder than usual Panama City Beach to finally experience the triumph of achieving their own individual goals.

Lori finished the beach start two-loop swim in 1:37:03, completed the one-loop bike in 7:13:03, and then ran the marathon portion of the race in 6:37:28. Her overall time was 15:46:23... then she got to hear the words she had been waiting on for a year:

"Lori Culberson you are an IRONMAN!"