Ironman!

IM Loo Run

IM Loo Bike

IM Loo Swim

Finished (and freezing right here)!

Running strong and happy

Ready to swim (staying warm before the send off)

Rocking the LifeSport visor

Preparing the gear

Ironman Wisconsin 2007:
PLACE TOT TIME DIV PL SWIM TIME T1 BIKE TIME T2 RUN TIME
1043/2209 12:51:29 4/21 1:22:42 7:39 6:11:22 5:05 5:04:43

Ironman Louisville 2008:
PLACE TOT TIME DIV PL SWIM TIME T1 BIKE TIME T2 RUN TIME
918/1975 13:46:49 26/64 1:26:07 2:51 6:31:45 5:07 5:40:59

Ironman Louisville 2009:
PLACE TOT TIME DIV PL SWIM TIME T1 BIKE TIME T2 RUN TIME
949/2345 12:21:22 30/91 1:24:53 3:14 6:01:35 4:26 4:47:14
1 43 MPRO Viktor Zyemtsev DONETSK UKR 36 M
52:59 1:23 2:11 4 4:43:59 23.7 2:31 1:21:23 1 2:43:49 6:16 8:25:27

25 WPRO Nina Kraft BRAUNSCHWEIG GRD 41 F
52:56 1:23 2:42 74 5:14:30 21.4 2:42 1:30:05 17 3:07:33 7:10 9:20:21

951 340 W25-29 Kailin Acheson BRENTWOOD TN USA 26 F
1:24:53 2:12 1207 56 6:01:35 18.6 820 18 2:10:19 4:47:14 10:58 1226 46 12:21:22
From the GPS:

• Although I forgot to start my watch for the swim, I checked it when I got out of the water and it was 8:32. That's what I had to go on toward my 12-hour goal
• Bike Totals: 6:00:51; 110.8 miles; 18.2 average; 6,894 calories; 148 HR (175 max)
• Run Totals: 4:35:38; 25.87 miles; 10:39 pace; 2,932 calories; 137 HR (173 max)

Peanut butter Powerbar (normal size)
Nutrition Facts
Serving size 1 bar

Calories 240

Calories from fat 40
* Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Amount/Serving
Total Fat 4g
Sat Fat 1g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 200mg
Amount/Serving
Potassium 105mg
Total Carb 44g
Dietary Fiber 1g
Sugars 25g
Protein 9g


Chocolate Powerbar (normal size)
Nutrition Facts
Serving size 1 bar

Calories 240

Calories from fat 30
* Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Amount/Serving
Total Fat 3g
Sat Fat 1g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 200mg
Amount/Serving
Potassium 260mg
Total Carb 45g
Dietary Fiber 3g
Sugars 24g
Protein 8g

Mike was my volunteer helper at the finish line.

This is basically just a recap of what went on yesterday. There's slightly more detail in this post, but I never really wrote a race report.