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Race Reports for Ironman Louisville 2007

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  • Comments: Great course and well put on. It is likely to be really hot anytime you are in Louisville in August. This was one of those days.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: Finished, had a better race than IMAZ but still not good. Got sick to my stomach towards the end of the bike and stayed sick almost the whole run, my nutrition fell apart but, once again, learned a lot, just trying to get rid of my draft entries.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Great race, great organization, great volunteers. Awesome!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Great Race !!! 2 1/2 hour PR from IM Wisonsin in 2006
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: The whole IRONMAN experience is something i'll never forget as long as I live. I could do 100 more but none will ever compare to the first..... I've learned so much about myself, training, equipment ect. from IM training I know this is where I need to be. I loved every minute of the experience and look forward to successful registration for IMOO and another great IM experience in 2008
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I was hoping for more food choices after race. Other then that the race was fabulous.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: The crowd support and volunteer support were fantastic. Considering the logistics of the last minute swim start change and some other minor details, I can't imagine how much better this race could be run. What a fantastic experience the entire weekend was!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Kudos too all the volunteers and to the WTC. This was the most amazing experience of my life and I am SO PROUD to have become an Ironman in my hometown. The race was absolutely the most organized of ANY race I've ever seen, even with the change in the swim course.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I highly recommend this race. It's in a great city with fantastic volunteers and spectators. Other than the fact that I sucked it was the best race I have ever done.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: My first triathlon, just glad I finished
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Loved it. The finish was awesome. The crowds downtown and out on the bike loop. Coming down that shoot for the final 0.2 and hearing my name was INCREDIBLE. Congrats to all IRONMEN out there. I admire you.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This was an incredible event and experience. Hanging out with 2,000 other people that are crazy enough to be doing this is really, really cool. I met so many great people and had so much fun. This was my first IM so I cannot compare it to others, but for an inaugural event, this seemed to run very smoothly. The people of Louisville were very welcoming.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: My wife was my saving Grace. She wanted this as bad as I did. Her coming across the finish line with me was so fitting. She is "Ironwife". The biggest supporter that I have. This was really just the day that God shined on me. Everything just fell together. Coming in right in time what more could you ask for. I got every penny worth. here are the pics from the trip and the race. http://s191.photobucket.com/albums/z139/laurastrange/Ironman%20Loui...
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  • Comments: Overall they did a great job at this Inaugural event. Will I do an Ironman again, NO. God didn't put our bodies on this planet to be destroyed by an Ironman Event. My goals for the race were to have fun and finish before dark. Both were achived plus I heard today that they called my name for a roll down slot. Yes, it was a long journey but the payoff was great. I didn't have a coach, only discipline and motivation. I didn't know a fricken thing about Ironman 10 months ago so I read as much as I could via the internet to get educated. I would recommend 2 books that I used; Be Iron Fit (I used the competitive plan) and Going Long. These books were my bible. I didn't go and buy expensive stuff, I tried to keep it simple. I used my road bike with aerobars, and used a pair of spandex trunks from Target for the run and swim. It was a long 30 weeks of training and I know you can do it, cause I did it!! Go dog--
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Great Race. The whole city of louisville gets a BIG THANK YOU FROM ME AND MY FIANCEE. Drove home on monday afternoon long ride gald to be home> going to take some time to recovery and then see what is next. I think Boston April 2008. Thanks everyone for their support and motivation.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This will always be a special race for me even if (and I know I will) I do another IM. NYC was my first marathon and I still say it was the best.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: the only complaint was that we had to buy our Finishers Tee Shirt, thought we should have gotten that as we crossed the finish line.
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  • Comments: A DNF STORY Going in to this race I was remarkably calm. I was actually worried that maybe I was not taking it seriously enough. I actually got to bed at a decent hour and slept well. The weather, which had been over 100, was going to be about 90. Hot but an improvement. Everything seemed to be starting well for me. I was looking forward to racing on Sunday. Considering the nutritional meltdown I had in 05 in Lake Placid, I was in a good state of mind. I got in transition area about 5:10am, checked my bike and dropped my SN and dry clothes bags off and walked the ¾ mile to the swim start. I thought I’d be plenty early, WRONG! There was a huge line. There was no seeding for that swim start. The plan was 1 swimmer jumping off the dock every second. I finally jumped in at about 7:30. The swim was decent. I ran in to the back of a lot of people as I tried to pass them, that held me up. Once I made the turn down stream, the current really boosted me. I was out of
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: These guys new what they were doing. This race was excellent. It was better organized than some of the NCAA championship races I've done.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: An outstanding inaugural event
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  • Comments: Tough course
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Just supurb! The volunteers were great, the organziers were great, really cool finishers medal - great frist time race to do, just train hills!!!
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