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Racing in Europe: Ironman 70.3 LUXEMBOURG 2014

Swimming in the river Mosel I honestly think this is my favorite 70.3 race to date! So many things I loved about coming to Luxembourg to swim, bike, run! Honestly, I was a bit nervous (and excited at the same time) to see how racing two 703s only 6 days apart would go but I had nothing to lose! Kraichgau 70.3 on Sunday went well: I made it onto the podium and received my first (tiny) pay check as a Pro! So this was just icing on the cake and a little experiment.  Whereas only my dad and I went to Kraichgau 70.3, this race was a family affair ! Kraichgau is less than an hour from my parents' house and Luxembourg about a 2.5 hour drive. You've got to love racing in Europe!!! I talked my parents and sister into coming to Luxembourg and we turned the race into a camping trip . Growing up that's all we every did. Every vacation we went camping somewhere we hadn't been yet (mostly in France) , so this was nothing new. Except that my parents now have a nice t