Eyeing IM Louisville 2010, any thoughts?

[Tri Girl]

I don't think it's crazy at all! In fact, I agree with Teigyr that it's a great idea.
I trained for my first IM 9 months out. I had never even done a sprint at that point. I had done marathons, but nothing tri related. My first sprint was at the beginning of May, my first IM was at the end of September. I did fine and so will you!

With all the training and life altering that has to go on to prepare for an IM, I personally think that doing it together is smart. The time you spend away from your spouse training can be tough (I know that for sure), and it can be hard when one is so incredibly focused on a goal and the other is just along for the ride (DH is very supportive and does tris, but it was still tough with the volume of training for the IM).
I think it's a great idea. You'll both have the same goals in mind and will spend a great deal of your training time bonding over that common goal (and spending time with hubby is always a good thing- not like "I'm going out to train for 9 hours- see ya later").

I think it's GREAT!

[KSH]

Hey, I did IM Kentucky this year!

I did IM Kentucky with only one Oly and HIM under my feet, along with many sprints. I signed up for IMKY before I even did my first HIM.

I had never done a marathon. And I had only ridden 100 miles one time.

If you want my full RR email me: energizerbunny25_98@yahoo.com.

I liked IMKY.

The swim start and the swim itself will be the best one you will find. It's a time trial start, and you swim down river 80% of the swim. I never once felt crowded or got hit on the swim. It's also warm water so no wetsuit, which I love.

The bike is hilly. I wanted hills myself, but you don't like hills you won't like Kentucky. It's not the hilliest course out there...but my whole day was me going 10 mph or 30 mph. Mind you, I live in Dallas TX and trained on very few hills, and I still held a solid 16.5 mph average on the bike (that was my average on my computer- w/rest stops my results were slower.).

The run is flat. Pancake flat. But it's a bit boring because you only get the spectators near the finish line. Once you go out into the neighborhoods, it's empty, quiet and dark. The neighborhood does not get into the race. Which reminds me, at mile 13 you pass within inches of the finish line, and then you go back out for another loop.

Otherwise, you have to ready for HEAT and HUMIDITY if you do Kentucky. You will need to know how to race in that kind of climate. The heat and humidity took a lot of people down this year. Which just meant they didn't understand how to hydrate and keep on top of their nutrients. As for me, I was fine, but I train in 100 degree heat on a regular basis.

It's a solid race and I don't have any complaints about it.