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The Bertsch Brothers take Kona

I’m inspired today. Just finished working at Ironman Nice in France. it reminds me of another story inspired by two brothers and their shot at the Ironman World Championship. The race has never really recovered. Enjoy the story! Hey! I made it back from the big island doing the big race. As always, it never fails to dish up a smorgasbord of a day. Here are some highlights: Pre-race anxiety: Of course there was the big earthquake which had everyone scrambling to see if the course would actually be open. The swim course swells were predicted to rise from 3 ft to 6ft and the weather was to be nice and hot. Thankfully, my bike arrived in one piece and yes all the pedals were there too! I have to say that this was the calmest I have ever been before a race. Hanging with my brother, John with every connection in Hawaii was a blessing and perhaps a curse too. He still had all his bike course director activities going on which meant that we were one ...