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IM Kona '19 RR: 2.4 mile swim

                                                                    Picture source Marni Gear Amp PR lotion Squirrels Nut butter anti-chafe cream Roka Viper X swimskin (sleeveless) TYR 2.0 Special ops tinted goggles Castelli San Remo tri one piece kit (pulled down to waste) Oakley Crisscross power sports bra Karel Gear Amp PR lotion Pjuractive 2skin Roka Viper X sleeve swimskin MP Xceed tinted goggles Castelli San Remo tri one piece kit (pulled down to waste) Garmin 735 XT When we heard about the new  wave start  protocol for the 2019 Ironman World Championship, Karel and I were both happy about this change. We have always had our fastest swims with either a wave start or rolling start. I had the "pleasure" of racing Kona in 2007 when it was a mass start and it was pure chaos - super s...