IMKY 2009 sold out already (Page 2)

The closing of IMMoo will push the numbers at IMKY quickly over the next couple of days......

 The people I talk to that are not signing up give me essentially 2 answers:

1) It's going to be too hot, humid, etc......exactly why I'm doing the race....I get to train and race in the same general climate!

 2) "You have to swim without a wetsuit in the Ohio River?"  Many folks see this river as the typical rushing river like the Mississippi or Missouri or the Wabash or just about any other large Midwest River.....but because of the location and the navigational needs in that area, the "pool" around Louisville is fairly consistent and stable.....last year the water was cleaner than almost every lake I've swum in with the exception of Lake CdA...this year I understand since the flow rates were lower that the clarity was more like the lakes around here than the river of '07.....

Oh well as I say, it's IM ....It is what it is and you do it for 140.6 then you're done!

Paul 

Water temp is great!  Just be careful of the catfish.

I figured you'd be more fearful of random thumbs....or Bob's hand.   

Ten9T6 - 2008-09-07 2:13 PM

Shermbelle - 2008-09-07 12:33 PM

My butt is really starting to hurt from sitting the the fence for so long. Watching Moo today and debating what to do

I think tonight I will chat with the wife and try to come up with a plan.

So how does one have this chat with a 5 month pregnant wife and a two year old running around.

"So babe, I know I am going to Tempe in 11 weeks for IM but I need to make a descion for next year NOW. Where would you like to go next year and spend a day catering to a 3 yr old and infant?"

lol.. I feel for you. I had this discussion a year ago. My wife was pregnant and I had a young daughter running around the house. For the majority of the time I tried to get workouts in at lunch, before everyone got up, and / or after everyone went to bed. It was hard at times and didn't get much sleep most of the time. A major downside was a decision that we made early on. They would not be there to watch my first IM. Yah.. that sucked, but there is no way I wanted her running around in Louisville, in the heat / humidity, all day with a 2.5 year old and a 6 month old. It would have been too hard on all involved. My kids are a handful in a "normal" situation.. haha Good luck with your conversation... See you in Kentucky next year. Kenny

Flowers my friends, flowers. A dozen yellow roses, a witty card as if it was from your 2yr old son saying how it would be great for daddy and the family. Thats all it took and I got the privledge to give WTC $525

See everyone in Kentucky

Either I got robbed or you got a discount?  It cost me:  $560.65 

???

I sat on the fence only a little while then fell over into the hawg pen with the other 36 IMKY BT people.

I've not done any IM races besides IMKY but I have done IMKY twice now and it is a frist-class race and worth every penny!  I've done several big marathons and nothing even comes anywhere close to IMKY in terms of course support and organization. 

If supply and demand is any idication of customer satisfaction, the fact that virtually all M-dot races sell out - often in a matter of hours - I'd say that is a pretty good endorsement.

~Mike

Well, WTC got there $525 and then we have our friends at Active.com who chimed in for there share as well