The inaugural IM Louisville 70.3 kicked off with a bang and we have an on location report. We'll talk about all the expectations and the realities and how they turned this into an even better experience than we predicted. The slow swim, the "fast" bike, and the challenging run. Everything's on the table including the business acumen of the infamous Love Boutique.

Topics:

• What is "pre-peak?"
• "Think" bars
• Louisville extroverting
• Local Politics and racing
• 5 year contract?
• Going in with low expectations
• Swim fears
• The swim was on all along?
• Swim current "indicators"
• Wetsuit optional a good choice??
• The swim was actually an equalizer
• Headwind in the water
• Even 45 minutes is a long time in the water
• Long transitions and swim could have meant 10 minutes
• When and how to mount your bike
• No turns, speed, and normalized power
• Lots of gearing
• Challenging run
• Aid Stations and volunteers
• 6 podiums for C26
• Overall even rating is . . .
• Athletes like a challenge
• Highlighting areas for you to improve

Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]

Robbie Bruce - [email protected]