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Hi everyone.  Had an amazing race and race experience in Louisville.  I'll definitely be back.  Was sad to see lots of athletes with flats due to tacks.  I was having a perfect race until mile 6 or 7 of the run.  

Here's the stats from Runtri.com 

Ironman Louisville 2012 Results Analysis

Thanks for the sign, you reminded me twice to have fun and helped me through round 2.

Still smiling

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I'm in for 2013, my first IM. Some of the comments are very humbling and give me great motivation to work  hard over the next year to complete the course on the day. Training started today with my first hour of private swim coaching.

Great job everyone!

a video that was posted on Iamtri's website. I see a few from the BT family in here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsaYO8nNjSU&feature=player_embedded

Congrats to everyone on your race!  It was a tough day for sure.  Just getting around to writing my race report today. 

http://drivemultisport.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/be-fierce-but-race-happy/

Great report!!  Thanks for sharing!

ETA:  Sorry about the flat tire.

I have done IM Louisville the past two years, and I have jumped in the water at 7:17 and 7:13.  I don't think the time I got in the water had any real effect on my races, but after this year my attitude has changed about the swim start line.  I took a ho-hum attitude about it but IF I do this race again, that will change.

How strong you are as a swimmer and biker should help you devise your strategy.  This year, the out and back on the bike as well as most of the bike aid stations were very dangerous, IMHO.  Anytime in the future that I might do this race, I am going to try and get in line very early or very late (to hopefully minimize the crowds on the bike course).

If I had to do it again, i would just sit down near the swim start wait for the end of the line to come to me.   This year I wasn't at all worried about getting in line early, but I made the mistake of walking to the end of the line.  wow - I had no idea it would be so long! 

Will there be a thread for Louisville 2013? I think I'm about to sign up. Bring on the heat!!! I neeeeeed Ironman! I did IMLP this year (first one) and need many more fixes before I can be satisfied!

I am going to go against the grain here. If I could do it over again I would get to the close to the front as possible. I was in the water at 0727 and had to swim around a lot of people but that is not the main reason. Your main objective should be to get to the bike as soon as possible.  The out and back portion is just plain unsafe for the amount of bikers and speed you get on the downhills.  It seemed very few riders would carry their speed from the downhill to the uphill and would sometimes block the lane three riders wide.  Aside from the tacks this was my only real complaint about the bike portion.  I rarely get pissed during a race but the out and back was VERY irritating.