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Comments: I was apprehensive about the Ohio River swim, but so far no swimmers ear. Besides the pollution, I had never swam in a river before and was worried about the current. I checked my watch at the turn around and saw I was at 22'. This was very slow for me and I considered the current was the main factor. The swim back to the T1 was right at 16' so I made up the lost time with the current at my back. What would you do differently?: No too much....maybe push the first half of the swim a bit more, since the swim back for considerable easier.  Transition 1
Comments: I am just not fast coming to T1. I might have too much stuff there....gloves, nutrition to eat, nutrition to carry..etc. It is what it is. Next race I am going to try and break 3' What would you do differently?: Get more organized at T1  Bike
Comments: Great course and wonderful volunteers. What would you do differently?: I am thinking of getting a larger bike. I feel too cramped on my K-Factor Medium. This might be where the back pain lies. Transition 2
Comments: Well I was dissapointed with my bike split, and had some pain in the left knee so I wasn't expecting a great run. This of course led to a longer T2 than I should have had. What would you do differently?: Push a bit harder to get out of T2 quicker  Run
Comments: WOW WOW WOW WOW. Had no idea I had this in me. I think it was a combination of the flat course and great weather. I heard the course may have been 4/10th short but none the less much faster that I ever thought possible. Avg HR was 171 and my Garmin said I averaged 8:03 Pace. What would you do differently?: I can't imagine running any faster than this! Post race
Warm down: Luckily I got to take a shower before we loaded up the plane and headed home....Dad wouldn't have liked sitting next to me for 2 hours in those tight quarters.....Ate a burger and fries at McDonlads. What limited your ability to perform faster: Bike...I have to get faster on the bike! Event comments: Great race...just the right size and plenty of volunteers. Hope to get to do it again next year. I highly reccomend this Last updated: 2009-06-23 12:00 AM
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This was a great mini-vacation for myself and father. His side of our family is from Hodgenville KY and he had not been back "home" in over 25 years. His mother died when he was in college and his father moved to Florida sometime later. There are several aunts and cousins that we surprised with our visit. One of the highlights of our trip was visiting his mother's grave (who I never knew). It was pretty emotional for both of us. We drove to Louisville on Friday and went to dinner at Olive Garden and had some Graeters Ice Cream for desert.
We got to the site around 7:00 and walked down to the starting area. I had been chatting with Jungle Jenn the previous week as we share the same last name...well as were walking to the starting line I start talking with a fellow racer and guess who it turned out to be...JUNGLE JEN HATCHER...CRAZY ODD
I jogged and stretched for about 5-10 minutes. I was surprised that the swim was wet suit legal and pissed I didn't bring my suit. After getting in the water I was very satisfied with my tri-suit. No way was the water at 78 degrees.