This is a perfect example of why how you play the game does matter. Winning is important. But how you play does matter when you play with class, determination, and everything in this clip. Well played Paula. Well played.
No wonder she's disorientated - I'd be worried I was about to be run over by a bike, or a motorbike, or a car, or knocked over by a volunteer. Crikey, I thought it was a running race not an obstacle course!
I like how a dozen people just got on the course and it almost seemed as if they completely neglected the fact that other people are still coming up from behind
she might not have won in marathon but she wins in my book... the heart and spirit to finish regardless... more then most people in there lives ever dream of doing... let alone actually doing it... personally.. shes a hero in my book..
@TheScoobyRS Well in all fairness, the 3rd place finisher would've just passed her, if there hadn't been 50 media people walking with Paula, but yeah not the best form to push someone who'se that down. But a podium is a podium finish and it might've been that 3rd place finishers only podium at Hawaii ever.
unbelievable!!!! respect for all who finish something like this!! what she did is more like incredibly awesome!!!!! Last week I saw a movie, “Discover the Gift”, which talks about being true to yourself and do whatever you do best giving 100% all the time. I loved it! facebook. com/discoverthegift
Paula is flat-out awesome. I went down dehydrated with severe cramps in my first IM, but the volunteers were awesome and I was able to finish. A huge reality check watching this video.
@the human runner I guess little rock n roll kids could never make these statements. You're an ignorant bastard.
the human runner 10 hours ago
lol what are you trying to say kid..? true.. i dont like HIP-HOP..OR WHAT IT STANDS FOR... AND I NEVER SAID THAT LITTLE ROCK N ROLL KIDS WOULD NEVER MAKE STUPID COMENTS..I AM PERTTY SURE THEY DO..HERE IS A NOTHER ONE...you must be a liberal.. with all that name calling skill you possess.,
why are people going the opposite way as well... they couldn't find other pathways so that didn't have to be that way? or at least on the other side of the street.
i ran a marathon few months back and it was very tough for last 6 miles. i didn't really train as well as i should, but the point is when you know that you are close to finishing your body starts to shut down unless you are just before the finish line.
knowing that this is an ironman it must be 10X as difficult and i feel bad when someone does everything right and they are unable to finish.
"one of the spectators just happens to have a cellular phone!" - And good God, that thing was HUGE! Now you can't find someone without one! And why the hell would they have to call 911?!? Should they maybe.. have EMT/Ambulances there already?!
@niallfroggy what kind of talk about free world is that?! Man, just cause you like an athlete you can't talk trash about another!!! Now that you proved being a real fucking bastard, go fuck yourself, kiss Paula's ass till you die!
I'm sorry to inform you, but she did quit. I think it was 1998 or 1999 when she got a DNF und quit after 12Miles on the run. Nevertheless she is a great Athlete!!!
Why? All the runners started at the same starting line together at the same time. If I run a steady pace the whole way through and you run faster but you stop and rest for 10 or 20 minutes yet still make it to the finish line before me, under your own power, you deserve to win because you did the same distance in less time.
@geefleandgonk ...but she DIDN'T make it to the finish line before the brazilian girl. Paula was about five seconds behind. It wasn't a "10 feet less than an Iron Man" competition.
i don't really agree with those who think it was wrong that she was passed for third at the end...why should an athlete give up their own personal achievement just to give another a sense of personal achievement, especially to someone who had already accomplished as much as Paula? The woman who got third finished stronger than Paula, and so she deserved third instead of Paula. I think that the only thing the 3rd place woman did wrong was not give a consoling pat on the back as she went by.
@adawk20 yeah agreed its a competition for a reason, the best athlete with the best performance on that given day wins. she deserved to be passed its only fair. NOT to say that she didnt give a miraculous effort though.
@niallfroggy yo, you're the bitch in this man, who do you think you're to call Fernanda Keller a "bitch"?! Shut the fuck up and keep your thoughts to yourself ok?!
jesus thats a big phone
KitsonLA92 4 days ago
What was wrong with her ? She only had two more dishes to wash !
KrackowKid 1 week ago
The cheering fans have no idea, if i ran the iron-man and someone was yelling in my face: "you can do it!" I would just punch them so hard!
RatherBeAnonymous 1 week ago
Is that first commentator the Tour de France guy?
ihavenothing0000 3 weeks ago
@ihavenothing0000 Yes my friend
TheSg1helio 4 days ago
3:25 she is probably thinking "fuck life right now..." lol
tylergenis 1 month ago
This is a perfect example of why how you play the game does matter. Winning is important. But how you play does matter when you play with class, determination, and everything in this clip. Well played Paula. Well played.
blakmagik4 1 month ago
"who's got a tellerphone?!!"
Rokondrius 2 months ago
I must say. What a newb! <3
Cationification 2 months ago
lol look at that cellphone
liam4458 2 months ago
Those people just look straight up unhealthy
0NLYUSEmeTROLL 2 months ago
Paula was the only one to dislike this video.
wealthmagazine 3 months ago
"She happens to have a cellular phone" You can tell this is 1995!!
ChristopherHeward 3 months ago
No wonder she's disorientated - I'd be worried I was about to be run over by a bike, or a motorbike, or a car, or knocked over by a volunteer. Crikey, I thought it was a running race not an obstacle course!
ChristopherHeward 3 months ago
Shouldn't it be 'Ironwoman'?
ChristopherHeward 3 months ago
I like how a dozen people just got on the course and it almost seemed as if they completely neglected the fact that other people are still coming up from behind
Exorcist92 3 months ago
kool lady.
FrekeOne 3 months ago
she might not have won in marathon but she wins in my book... the heart and spirit to finish regardless... more then most people in there lives ever dream of doing... let alone actually doing it... personally.. shes a hero in my book..
mrfirewolf 4 months ago
nice to help her up...
periesicsd 4 months ago
hahaha check out the cell phone at 6:05
adamg528i 4 months ago
fuck shes fat
australianstheway 5 months ago
was she running backwards???
bihcardinals 5 months ago
Omg, that voulenteer...damn some people...
barath4545 5 months ago
Person at the end basically pushes her down to get 3rd. Means that much to win by 2feet while the other is walking.
TheScoobyRS 5 months ago
@TheScoobyRS Well in all fairness, the 3rd place finisher would've just passed her, if there hadn't been 50 media people walking with Paula, but yeah not the best form to push someone who'se that down. But a podium is a podium finish and it might've been that 3rd place finishers only podium at Hawaii ever.
barath4545 5 months ago
just finishing the race is a feat. I would never be able to accomplish this haha
milesjordan239 5 months ago
Love the size of the "cellular phone", looks more like a laptop
jackomanis 6 months ago
that was a dick move at the end
leafsfan234 6 months ago
"she happens to have a cellular phone." ahh... simpler times.
fromhochotofroyo 6 months ago
it is not dehydration but more lack of blood sugar at this point.
neet2neet 6 months ago
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unbelievable!!!! respect for all who finish something like this!! what she did is more like incredibly awesome!!!!! Last week I saw a movie, “Discover the Gift”, which talks about being true to yourself and do whatever you do best giving 100% all the time. I loved it! facebook. com/discoverthegift
smorales3308 6 months ago
Paula is flat-out awesome. I went down dehydrated with severe cramps in my first IM, but the volunteers were awesome and I was able to finish. A huge reality check watching this video.
HavenMade 6 months ago
Just a tip for her. She should have dropped her arms a bit and she won't get as tired so quickly
siarrahbabey14 7 months ago
THE GUY IS IN THE WAY!!!!
totilsom 7 months ago 5
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I've been there - total loss of electrolites and onset of delirium as I was rudely pulled from a race and forced into an ambulance ...
In my 5 Comrades Ultra-Marathons (91.4km) - I went down many times but always got up to finish like a champ - albeit half-way through the field.
owen_mshengu_sharif
kykdaar 8 months ago
I've been there - total loss of electrolites and onset of delirium as I was rudely pulled from a race and forced into an ambulance ...
In my 5 Comrades Ultra-Marathons (91.4km) - I went down many times but always got up to finish like a champ - albeit half-way through the field.
owen_mshengu_sharif
kykdaar 8 months ago
WHY was that volunteer there.. if i was her i would blame it all on them haha
Lilly00232 8 months ago
some of the comments here are plain stupid. i would guess they belong to little hip-hop kids.
ultralight9 9 months ago
@ultralight9 I guess little rock n roll kids could never make these statements. You're an ignorant bastard.
thehumanrunner 8 months ago 3
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@the human runner I guess little rock n roll kids could never make these statements. You're an ignorant bastard.
the human runner 10 hours ago
lol what are you trying to say kid..? true.. i dont like HIP-HOP..OR WHAT IT STANDS FOR... AND I NEVER SAID THAT LITTLE ROCK N ROLL KIDS WOULD NEVER MAKE STUPID COMENTS..I AM PERTTY SURE THEY DO..HERE IS A NOTHER ONE...you must be a liberal.. with all that name calling skill you possess.,
ultralight9 8 months ago
6:16 i love how its a big deal that she happens to have a "cellular phone" lol
LemonInYourEye 9 months ago 3
What a cluster fuck
chimarathon 9 months ago
Where's her butt?
GridironVideos 9 months ago 3
Epic voice crack at 6:07
KJB2010 9 months ago 4
9:26 She actually just hit her, that's was gut bustin hilarious
campbpar 9 months ago
9:25 LMFAO Play dat shit again! That's life honey- she earned it more, it's OK.
campbpar 9 months ago
4:08 LULS SHES A ZOMBIE!!
campbpar 9 months ago
0:19 LMFAO PLAY DAT AGIN PLAY DAT AGIN
She takes herself too seriously you know she was pissed.
campbpar 9 months ago
fuckin size of that phone!
andycats 9 months ago
some volunteers are just plain stupid
19dec1981 9 months ago
shoulda drank some pee before the big race.
fusionstar916 10 months ago
Damn, looks like she didn't care for that third place.
bytedildo 10 months ago
looked like the volunteer punched her to me
JusticeJustJ 11 months ago
the announcer is paul from the tour de france!!
122ffsdd 11 months ago
the announcer is paul from the tour de france!!
122ffsdd 11 months ago
why call her newby she won 6 times for fucks sakes
TheSwingingSword 11 months ago
@TheSwingingSword
Thats her NAME!!!
DayOfSuffering 11 months ago 86
@DayOfSuffering holy shit you are right!
TheSwingingSword 11 months ago
@DayOfSuffering LOL
BlueGama600 6 months ago
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ExTernMic1 6 months ago
@TheSwingingSword LMAO you funny cunt
BlueGama600 6 months ago
lmfao.. pathetic
BIGFISHSKANKER 1 year ago
why are people going the opposite way as well... they couldn't find other pathways so that didn't have to be that way? or at least on the other side of the street.
xcstacy2 1 year ago
I like the wat "The Wall" was represented by a volunteer!
Great spirit to finish though. Inspiring stuff.
cderycke 1 year ago
phil ligget!
Bhousm76 1 year ago
i ran a marathon few months back and it was very tough for last 6 miles. i didn't really train as well as i should, but the point is when you know that you are close to finishing your body starts to shut down unless you are just before the finish line.
knowing that this is an ironman it must be 10X as difficult and i feel bad when someone does everything right and they are unable to finish.
nemanjamoreheadcity 1 year ago
"one of the spectators just happens to have a cellular phone!" - And good God, that thing was HUGE! Now you can't find someone without one! And why the hell would they have to call 911?!? Should they maybe.. have EMT/Ambulances there already?!
IceTTom 1 year ago
9.26 Brazilians eh?
majorkeybaree 1 year ago
'she happened to have a cellular phone '
O_O lol what year is this
stikitape214 1 year ago 3
3 things.
1. Freaking idiot that volunteer.
2. Her boyfriend should man up, scream and look like a girl.
3. Freaking Brazilian at the end, hahaha
sebastienpaproki2000 1 year ago
@sebastienpaproki2000
lol, i know right? that volunteer looked like he fuckin punched her out at first! i was like WTF???
Bhousm76 1 year ago
A cellular phone! Lawl.
silentloler 1 year ago
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The Great Race! There is always a first!
McAlisterMom 1 year ago
look at the size of that cell phone!!!!!!! its a brick!
REEFLeafer91 1 year ago
@REEFLeafer91 haha thats what I was thinking :D
fastmover564 1 year ago
what place did she come in
funyellowpills 1 year ago
@funyellowpills
Did u watch the video to the end???
She placed 4th!
DayOfSuffering 1 year ago 6
@DayOfSuffering oh sorry
funyellowpills 1 year ago
@DayOfSuffering
Ignorant nigger even knocked into her when she stole 3rd from her! Un-Real!
IceTTom 1 year ago
@DayOfSuffering why are you such a sarcastic asshole?
MrSupasexi 4 months ago
When she's on the floor, her fiance breaks the tension with his voice cracking at 6:09
TheThatgirl3 1 year ago
I also been hit by the wall "the real wall" :D
DarthKojima 1 year ago
They call that guy "the wall"?
jatoxa 1 year ago 17
@jatoxa
:-) No! It's called HITTING THE WALL when you just can't go anymore.
Usually it comes at the moment your running out auf "Fuel" (carbohydrates)
DayOfSuffering 1 year ago
@DayOfSuffering Hehe, I was trying to be funny, but who know's, maybe there's a place for him in pro wrestling.
I run marathons myself and I'm training for my first Ironman next year. I'm a huge fan of these pros!:)
jatoxa 1 year ago
@jatoxa
Ok1 And you were, cause i smiled for a couple of seconds. :-)
If you do your first Ironman I wish you alle the best!
I'm at the European Championship Frankfurt in 2011 and Challenge Barcelona too.
The one thing I really learned from my four Im's is: Those 120-140K Bikerides fallowed by 15-20K runs are the key for success!
Trust me! You have to do these things...
DayOfSuffering 1 year ago
@DayOfSuffering
does that mean you have to eat shit loads of carbohydrates before so you can avoid that ??
stikitape214 1 year ago
That stupid volunteer!
richanimal476 1 year ago
thank god she never turned and ran back to the start lol
Ch4M4L 1 year ago
@niallfroggy what kind of talk about free world is that?! Man, just cause you like an athlete you can't talk trash about another!!! Now that you proved being a real fucking bastard, go fuck yourself, kiss Paula's ass till you die!
mariocassal2001 1 year ago
Paula is such a legend!! i'm still in awe every time I see her at Ironman Canada.
cstsb 1 year ago
:21- looks like the guy punches her. i replayed that about 5 times. haha
dukebball126 1 year ago
6:13
WTF
Was that a cell phone????!!!???
BeagSim10 1 year ago
Fuckin volunteer!
chickencharlie 1 year ago
wasn't that the volunteer's fault?
sanitary103 1 year ago
@sanitary103
No, I don't think so. When you see the whole DVD of this event, you will see that shes allready earlier in trouble with her body.
Even without the "punch" this would've happend...
DayOfSuffering 1 year ago
lol @ the zach morris phone
stopjoshing 1 year ago
She admitted later that she subconsciously sabotaged herself by ignoring her nutrition during the run and bonked hard because of it.
luckydirtbag 1 year ago
These are the real athletes.
...on side note: 1995=someone HAPPENS to have a cell phone....
westxlcr 1 year ago
The wall's hit me a few times too.... Phil Liggett commentating as well. Classic.
billhanifin 1 year ago
@billhanifin
Phil is GOD!!!
Best commentator in the world!!!
DayOfSuffering 1 year ago
The wall's hit me a few times too....
billhanifin 1 year ago
haha she looks drunk!! :D
niallfroggy 1 year ago
This culd be "water poisoning" !
VegardMinde 1 year ago
haha that guys voice crackeeed
johnjohnson510 1 year ago
@johnjohnson510 lol
dustysnoop 1 year ago
D= Did
N= Not
F= Finish
DayOfSuffering 1 year ago 2
This makes me so glad I have a car.
HughWalenski 1 year ago
OMFG THAT RANDOM SPECTATOR HAD A CELLULAR PHONE! PROBABLY A CEO OR SOMETHING!
kronzomg 1 year ago
That 1995 cell phone looks like a freakin brick! LMAO!!!
ImBoyD20 1 year ago 2
She's the greatest IronMan that ever lived. She may not win but she'll never quit.
GShock112 1 year ago
@GShock112
I'm sorry to inform you, but she did quit. I think it was 1998 or 1999 when she got a DNF und quit after 12Miles on the run. Nevertheless she is a great Athlete!!!
DayOfSuffering 1 year ago
@DayOfSuffering
What's a DNF ?
GShock112 1 year ago
Look at the size of that f'in 1995 cell phone
alange83 1 year ago 2
There should be rule that marathon runners get disqualified if they stop and rest for more than 5 minutes. This is ridiculous.
gandalf117 1 year ago
@gandalf117
Why? All the runners started at the same starting line together at the same time. If I run a steady pace the whole way through and you run faster but you stop and rest for 10 or 20 minutes yet still make it to the finish line before me, under your own power, you deserve to win because you did the same distance in less time.
geefleandgonk 1 year ago
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drone713 1 year ago
@geefleandgonk ...but she DIDN'T make it to the finish line before the brazilian girl. Paula was about five seconds behind. It wasn't a "10 feet less than an Iron Man" competition.
drone713 1 year ago
i don't really agree with those who think it was wrong that she was passed for third at the end...why should an athlete give up their own personal achievement just to give another a sense of personal achievement, especially to someone who had already accomplished as much as Paula? The woman who got third finished stronger than Paula, and so she deserved third instead of Paula. I think that the only thing the 3rd place woman did wrong was not give a consoling pat on the back as she went by.
adawk20 1 year ago
@adawk20 yeah agreed its a competition for a reason, the best athlete with the best performance on that given day wins. she deserved to be passed its only fair. NOT to say that she didnt give a miraculous effort though.
cheesewhiz2222 1 year ago
your my hero babe, your my inspiration.
eliastlahuitzo 1 year ago
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Trinity2876 1 year ago
Amazing, well done for finishing! That woman who passed her and took 3rd place from her should give it back to her, Paula Truly deserved it
HorziLuva 1 year ago
@HorziLuva and the woman who passed her DIDNT deserve it?
cheesewhiz2222 1 year ago
the volunteer shouldnt have been in the way....
xXxTonkzxXx 2 years ago 35
Someone get her some Honey!!!!
DGAF100 2 years ago
Thats the way it goes!
Can happen to anyone...
DayOfSuffering 2 years ago
Can not believe she got pushed aside literally 5 steps from the finish!
mochako2 2 years ago 12
@mochako2 actually it was about 17 steps away from finish line, prob yeh the brazilian was a hateful bitch doing that!!
niallfroggy 1 year ago
@niallfroggy
No, I don't think shes a bitch! It's a competition!!!
Why letting someone getting third place when you can have it? Fernanda Keller trained hard too. Thats life, thats sport.
Not to mention the pricemoney+ from fourth to third place ;-)
Should be some thousand dollars...
DayOfSuffering 1 year ago
@niallfroggy more like the brazilian wanted a 30 000 dollar paycheque
timrhodes1 1 year ago
@niallfroggy yo, you're the bitch in this man, who do you think you're to call Fernanda Keller a "bitch"?! Shut the fuck up and keep your thoughts to yourself ok?!
mariocassal2001 1 year ago
@mariocassal2001 hahaha, its a free world!! i can say watever i want!! :D
loving the hypocrisy of you telling me to keep my opinions to myself and then you are telling me your thoughts!!
u gota find other source to take ur anger out on, cuz youtube is gay for arguments!
niallfroggy 1 year ago