IronMan Louisville 2010 Run Course Preview:Saving the "best" for last...of course that's assuming by "best" we mean the "hottest". By the time we get out to the run it should well have hit 90+ degrees on Sunday.
The course is mostly flat and like Madison was, it is a 2-lap "out and back" that once again will take us frustratingly close to the finish line at the end of our first lap before turning us back around for another time around the course!
I have to admit that last year this same situation gave me as much inspiration as it did frustration...to hear the crowds of people yelling, etc. was amazing. Plus last year I actually passed the overall winner as he was heading in to the finish as I was heading out on my run...which was very cool to see.
The biggest surprise last year on the run was how much I learned that I liked coke when running...it was the best thing, way better than water or gatorade, to cut through the "gunk" in your mouth after going hard for 9+ hours already that day. I look forward to that...and the ice they hand out which feels so good just to hold in your hands as you run.
Funny what is comforting in an extreme situation like that.
But in the end, all I hope is that I get to the run in plenty of time and feeling as good as possible. The rest of it will take care of itself from there.
Back soon with updates!
Bri
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