VOLUME 22 ISSUE 8 AUGUST - 2016

THE FINISH LINE

Front - Melissa & Jack Shuten, Stephanie Mischke. Back - Betsy Banks and John Allen

Training Calendar - Page 3 New Mad Dogs - Page 4 Mad Dog News - Page 5 Join Us For A Pass-a-Grill Upcoming Races - Page 6 Swim Every Wednesday Night Race Results - Page 7 @ 6:00 PM Birthdays - Page 8 Mad Dog Pix - Pages 9 - 13 Articles & Reports - Pages 14 - 22 Like us on Facebook!

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Established on November 6, 1993, the St Pete ST. PETE MAD DOGS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mad Dogs Club is a not for profit organization designed to promote the sport of [email protected] triathlon. The club is comprised of fun loving PRESIDENT TIM HUDSON triathletes who train, race and howl together, VICE PRESIDENT/MEMBERSHIP CAROLYN KIPER with members of all levels of experience and TREASURER DAVE PROFFITT expertise. SECRETARY BOB MACDONALD EDITOR CHUCK LOHMAN The Finish Line is a medium for communicating BOARD MEMBER ALLEN JERNIGAN the latest club news, as well as an informal BOARD MEMBER PEPIR JERNIGAN BOARD MEMBER JIM CUNNINGHAM source for what’s happening in the sport of BOARD MEMBER GAIL LOHMAN triathlon as it affects us. Articles published in AMBASSADOR RUE MORGAN The Finish Line may contain opinions of the AMBASSADOR KATHY MORGAN author, not necessarily the club.

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Website: www.stpetemaddogs.com E-mail: [email protected] EDITOR’S Articles, or photos may be submitted to the Editor @ [email protected]. Items should be sent by the 15th of the month preceding the issue. COLUMN

Advertising requests should be submitted to Chuck Lohman @ [email protected]. For questions, please e-mail him. In addition to the FD3 race earlier in the Advertising rates are as follows: month, our big race in July was the 16th iteration of the Top Gun Triathlon. We Space 1/2 page Full Page actually had pretty good weather for Width x Height 7 1/2” x 5” 7 1/2” x 10” florida in mid-July with light winds at race start and temps around 80 Cost per Issue $30 $50 degrees. I counted 21 Mad Dogs Advertising checks should be mailed to: St Pete competing, many of whom ended up on Mad Dog Triathlon Club, P.O. Box 635 St the podium. It was also gratifying to Petersburg, FL 33731-0635. Please make check see others like Dave Proffitt payable to St Pete Mad Dogs. volunteering, and still others cheering. Note: Payment is due on the 15th of the month Congrats to Brittany Pierce for finishing prior to publication. Payment for five first among the women. consecutive issues of advertising entitles the (Please go to page 4) advertiser to a FREE sixth month.

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Upcoming Training Sessions (all show and go)

SWIMMING Local Bike Shop Events

Every Tuesday & Thursday 6:30 - 8PM Northshore Pool w/ Coach Joe Biondi $9 per session

Every Friday 8AM Group Swim at Sunset Beach. Meet at Larry and JackieYost’s, 143 91st Ave S (727) 367-2504 From the Central Ave. Store (727) 345-5391 Every Saturday 8AM Women only ride. 10-30 miles Every Sunday 9AM Group Swim at Pass-a-Grill led by Jack Shuten

Also: www.stpetemasters.org for Masters

BIKING see www.stpetecycling.com for daily rides From the Palm Harbor Store (727) 786-6889 Mon - Fri 8:00AM Every Saturday 8AM - 3 ability groups - about 40 Group Ride from USFSP crosswalk 16 miles at 20-21 MPH Wed is official Mad Dog ride - wear your colors! miles

Every Saturday 8:30AM Group Rides based on speed from Northshore Pool South Parking Lot

Every Sunday 8:30AM St Pete Library Advanced Training Ride 9th Ave N and 37th

RUNNING From the Clearwater Store (727) 723-2453 Every Friday - 5:30 AM 17 mile Clearwater Bridge Ride. Every Monday 6PM Group #1 at 20-22 MPH. Group #2 at 22-25 MPH. Individual/Partnered Run (6 miles) Northshore Pool South Lights required. Parking Lot

1st and 3rd Thursday 7:30 AM Drills at Field south of Northshore Pool (45-55 min)https://www.facebook.com/groups/254578011396466/ From the Tampa Store (813) 831-1414 Tuesday and led by Ben Carlson Thursday - 5:00 AM Training Bike Ride about 90 minutes at 22-30 MPH. Lights required. Every Wednesday 6PM Fun run and social @ The Tavern at Bayboro Saturday - 7:30 AM 20 mile no drop bike ride at 120 6th Avenue South St. Pete 15-20 MPH depending on abilities. Some instruction provided. 3 VOLUME 22 ISSUE 8 AUGUST - 2016

WELCOME NEW MAD DOGS! #3716 - Lorraine Hurley - Chattanooga, TN #3717 - Jenny Carter - Tampa

Continued from page 2.

Congratulations are also in order for Nick Chase for finishing his first two Ironman races back to back in Austria and Zurich. Check out his race report on page 14. Makes me hurt just to think about it. Two local races will take place in August — another FD3 contest at Ft. DeSoto and the final Crystal River triathlon for the year. See page 6.

See you all soon at the starting line,

Chuck Lohman, Editor

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Preparation: The week before the race was probably a tad higher in volume leaving me quite tired until around Thursday race week. Not ideal, however with another IM coming up soon, I wanted to put together some longer sessions for mental confidence. The swim and bike I knew would be decent, especially if I was able to make a bike group (which did not happen) and I knew the run would be a ultimately survival or slowing down as little as possible. My pre race goals were quite vague, knowing I’d love to swim under an hour, bike near 4:40 and run under 3:30. I think since I put together a open early this year @ 3:10, this should be doable. Just set the automatic cruise control on the run and deal with the pain! All in all, race week was great! The Pewag lounge and social gatherings are more than what I’m used to but really, I enjoyed meeting so many people. The owner of Pewag, Castelli, Stork bikes and other heavy hitters made appearances! Pewag, for those who don’t know, make industrial strength chains for tires and other heavy machinery. They sponsor a lot of athletes on a race team but specifically have Marino, the winner of IRONMAN Austria 8 times (as of yesterday). This lounge and the support on course were among the BEST I’ve ever seen. At one point I felt like I was in the Tour De France! What did I do race week? Not much to be honest, mostly shorter efforts at race pace, plenty of sleep and maybe a bit more nervous eating that I’m proud to remember. I think this week was near 8 hours in total with little time spent running. By Friday, I was antsy…ready to get on the course and see what the day will bring! We knew the weather was going to be a toss up, with predictions of rain and storms but we didn’t get much wind or rain until the back half of the course. It was a sprinkle here and there, enough to wet the roads. On the run, it rained a bit more but it was for 15 minutes. Normally It’s much much warmer, so I was very happy for mild temperature.The race director made the most common sense decisions I've ever seen. Stefan Leitner was a huge supported of pro athletes and made some decisions that made this event flow! Huge recommendation for this venue! 5 VOLUME 22 ISSUE 8 AUGUST - 2016

SWIM – What an amazing swim course with blue water! The start was lined with so many LOUD and pumped up spectators. Funny thing, while we waited to start in the last few seconds, a spectator blew a horn and we all took off…but had to come back! There was a pro lounge with towels and inflatable chairs before the race, TONS of media and a non-wetsuit legal race (barely). The water was PERFECT temperature for . The start was not as aggressive as I’ve experienced before in 70.3's as I think most take a bit longer to warm up, this was nice. I started behind Marino but lost his feet around 400meters, but took advantage of a nice draft shortly after. I stayed on his feet the rest of the swim! I DID try and take a pull but realized we were basically swimming the same pace, so it was best to save energy. Around ¾ of the way through, my right calf locked up and I had to drag the leg for around 3 minutes until it released. I didn’t panic; lose faith or stop…I just kept swimming, waiting for the agony to subside. Swimming a 55 minute 2.4 miler without a wetsuit was amazing for me! I think I was 13th or 14th out of the 50+ men’s field! SO GLAD volunteers were helping me out of the water though as I was really disoriented for a few seconds.

BIKE- I came out with a Pewag athlete, Vincent and I was hoping the other 2 he was with would start working together however this bike scenario turned out to be less than ideal. After riding behind them for 10k, constantly having to let off as to stay out of their draft zone, I knew I had to pass and maybe bridge to the next group who I could see. This however, was impossible after I realized they were riding around 70.3 race effort and eventually caused 2 of them to pull out of the race. I was split between the two. This was the dilemma, do I wait for the group or hold my own #’s. I decided I would hold my #’s, until my power meter decided to read 0 for the entire second lap, thank goodness I wore my HR strap to gauge effort a bit more accurately! I knew I could slow down and wait for them, making the ride less lonely, however I wanted to see what I could do. I think they came in 3 minutes behind me so realistically; sticking with them would have been the smarter choice. None the less, despite riding even a little harder than I wanted to on the first lap, I still came in 56.2 miles at 2:22, 5 or 6 minutes slower than I’d hoped. The front half of the bike course is rolling on the coast of the lake, then turns inland with 3 major climbs….6 six total (2 loop course). They last around 5-10 minutes and believe me; you are at threshold even trying to keep it easier (5-10% grade)! This course is said to be good for beginners but I think this is only true I the beginner lives near mountains! The turns are a bit technical and I see a of guys bleeding off vital speed so I take a little more risk, banking my bike as you would see in racing. The roads are good for it. The entire course, Pewag members were giving me splits! “There is 1 guy 1 minute ahead, 3 guys 2 minutes back”. This was GREAT.

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Plus, as I was in a Pewag race kit, the crowd all cheered and I would randomly hear “Ahh it’s the American”, since I was the only American pro on that day (for the men). The bike, didn’t kill me, I was patient and I stuck to the plan….10 minutes slower than I wanted despite giving a harder effort, I know I have some work to do in the future on tactics and execution.

RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN – The theme of the run is, I got passed, dealt with the aftermath of the mega calf cramp and had random stabbing pains in my kidney area. Rinny, passed me around 9k and then 5 or 6 guys blazed by me after. I was very tempted to go but I KNEW I’d be screwed (even more) around mile 20. Finish strong and have a good race...that was the thought process. My goal was to hold a 7min mile to 7:30 as long as possible. This lasted until the end of the first lap, when I think my form was gone, I was running heavy and I was in a lot of pain. The old marathon throb was back in action. However, despite the pain all I need to do is look around at people just staring their first lap, walking and then I'm thankful to only have such a short time remaining in the hurt locker. I think I just need to keep losing weight and running long long long…like 60-100 mile weeks. Once I lose leg speed, I’m losing it for good. The Pewag support and overall crowd support was unbelievable! So loud and inspiring! I loved it despite hating my legs, shoes, shoelaces and anything that involved me slowing down! The finish line brought me few tears (behind my sunglasses of course) and I was SO surprised to see I was close to 9 hours. I know it’s possible, I know it’s in my wheelhouse for a sub 9….maybe in 3 weeks @ IRONMAN Switzerland?

NUTRITION – Breakfast was definitely large. I also has a huge brain f___ the day before the race. My goal was to have a very large…colossal breakfast and have all my eating done before 10am but I misplaced that thought. Why do this? So you eliminate any chance of a poop later in the run…trust me, it was a close one! So back to breakfast on race day. I soaked about 1.5 cups of oats overnight as it makes them easier to digest, I cooked in the microwave, added 1 scoop of INFINIT Mud, a shit load of salt, 1 over-easy egg and went to town. I think this was a good choice 3.5 hours before the race. I refrain from drinking much water or any liquids race morning as I don’t want to flush out any electrolytes and I really don’t SLAM liquids all week. I take in a LOT of sea salt and the day before the race, really really use a lot of salt. Still, I probably need to find a way to get in more. 30 minutes before the race I take a gel, and then I’m ready for fun! Straight out of the swim, I took in 10 Perfect Amino pills, and start drinking in after 10 minutes on the bike. I then take a gel (honey stinger) within the first 15 minutes.

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After that, every hour I take a gel, every aid station I hit coke and between, I have my special INFINIT mix with lots of salt. One bottle is a concentrate as well. The last 40 minutes on the bike is coke only. Is helps settle my stomach and gives me some immediate energy for the run. Coke is seriously one of the best ways to keep topped off (for me). Plus in Europe, it’s all REAL sugar, no HFCS! On the run, Ella (Rene’s Wife) was handing myself and Marino our special gels @ special needs. I would see her 4 times so I made 4 rubber banded gel packets. The first was 2 High Five gels, no caffeine and my container of pink Himalayan sea salt. Round 2 was 3 gels, still no caffeine. Round 3 had all caffeinated gels and some more perfect amino pills and round 4 was 2 gels having 50mg of caffeine each. But honestly by the 4th time I could barely stomach any more gels…only coke for the most part. I was taking in a lot of salt as well, but still didn’t have any crusty white residue anywhere.

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Vineman IM 70.3 Race Report By Brittany Pierce

One of the nice things about racing on the West Coast is gaining some extra hours on your way out there. Waking up early on race day feels like sleeping in. Another nice thing... Going from 100 degrees to 75-80 degrees, makes a big difference. We arrived in Santa Rosa on Friday a little later than we expected, a delayed flight and a lot of traffic. I would usually swim and run 2 days out from race day but I decided to just run since it was getting later in the evening and it had been a long day. I was so excited to run in the nice weather. It was still warm but very little humidity. I ran 6 miles, got some dinner and was ready to pass out. Friday morning I went to Windsor High School where T2, race packet pickup and the finish line is. I biked the run course and was starting to feel really excited about racing. I ran 3 miles off the bike and felt great. I had the pro meeting at 2 pm, left my running shoes and bib #/ race belt at T2, relaxed a little in the afternoon and put my race things together. I slept well that night and was wide awake 30 minutes before my alarm went off. It was in the 50's that morning. I loved it! We did find out we were not allowed to wear wetsuits because the water was 72.1 degrees and the pros cut off is 71.5 degrees. I feel like they could have found a cold spot in the river for us! I was a bit cold getting in the river. I waited until the last 5 minutes to get in or I would be standing around wet, freezing. I went for a run to warm up before the race and ran across the bridge, stopped to stretch. I saw Crowie (Craig Alexander) and a couple other guys running my way so I decided to jump in with them and run my warm up "with Crowie." I listened to them talk, Crowie was talking about how he just turned 43 ( I would know, because we have the same birthday! ) I have a lot of respect for Crowie. He is such a stellar athlete, won 5 World championship titles and is still racing at 43! One of the Greats in this sport. There were about 30 pro girls at the start, I usually recognize most of them and know who I should line up behind but I didn't recognize many of them here and just started the swim near the inside buoy. Horn sounded and we were off. Kicking and white water, arms flying, this seemed like a faster start then usual. I felt like I was hyperventilating, I was having a hard time breathing and started to freak out in my head, I tried to stay relaxed, slow down a little to catch my breath as a group of girls swam away from me. When I had my breathing under control I could only see a couple girls ahead of me so I picked them off one by

11 VOLUME 22 ISSUE 8 AUGUST - 2016 one. At the turn around it was shallow. As I did a few dolphin dives, I could see a couple groups behind me and ahead of me but I was swimming alone. I picked up the pace on the way back down the river and was a bit frustrated at the swim exit, at least there were a decent amount of bikes still on the pro rack and I heard them announce one of the girls leaving transition and that the women's field was very strung out. I tried to forget about the swim and enjoy the bike course. At the top of the hill at the mount line I heard Paul say I was about 45 seconds back from the last girl of the group ahead of me. I could barely see her off in the distance. The cool air felt great on the bike. The first 5 miles is pretty easy before the hills and winding roads begin. I didn't have a power meter for this race, something was wrong with it and I had to send it in last week, not ideal but not the end of the world. Mile after mile I rode without a bike in sight. An occasional media motorcycle or referee would drive by, other than that I was riding alone, I tried focus on the race and enjoy the beautiful bike course. It was much windier this year than I remember it ever being before. A few points I was getting frustrated with how slow I was going with the wind and hills. There are some fast descents and longer up hill sections. At one point I saw a bike ahead of me, as I got closer I realized it was just a cyclist on the road, not anyone in the race. Finally around 35 miles a girl passed me. I was happy to see another cyclist on the course, I kept her in sight for a while and then I saw another cyclist...so there is a race going on?! Around Chalk Hill, (45-50 miles) which is the last hill before it gets flatter and turns for home, there were 3 of us. One girl I passed and one ahead of me. I was starting to have fun. Coming into transition there were 3 or 4 of us pretty close. I got out of transition before a couple girls and had one in front of me. I was ready to go for a run, after being a bit frustrated with the swim and bike I told myself to just go have fun on this run. I quickly caught up to the girl ahead of me within the first half mile and passed her. My watch went off at the first mile and I thought, should I look, or just keep running and not even think about my pace? I was curious so I glanced at my watch. 6:24. Alright... I know that's a little fast but I felt good, decided to take a chance and not slow down at the moment, even if I started out fast I felt good and didn't think I would crash and burn. I took a cup of water running through the aid station and thought I heard footsteps behind me. I must have been imagining! I thought I better keep up this pace so no one catches me. I know how these girls are, you slow down for like a minute and they swarm pass you. At least that is how I've felt before. Mile 2, watch goes off, 6:24 again. I smiled and thought I would love to just keep this up. As long as possible for sure. A couple short hills were coming up but I always tell myself,

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"what goes up must come down." I was running with no one in sight. Around each corner, over each hill, no one. Every mile an aid station would pop up and since I was the only one out there at the time they would ask what I wanted and have it ready for me as I ran passed. It was great. I stuck to just water and ice the first few miles. My mile times started to fade into 6:40's -6:50's but I was still feeling fine and trying my best to push myself to keep going faster. I focused on taking my nutrition and staying hydrated. The temperature was going up by this point. Through the winery there is about a mile on a gravel/dirt road, I took another gel and passed the 8 mile mark. This run was going by fast, only 5 more miles to go. At this, point I was on the out and back section. There was one girl who was falling back, I focused on her in the last 4 miles when I started to feel a little tired I kept asking myself, "can you go faster?" Around 9-10 miles I started to feel a little dehydrated. I slowed down through the next 2 aid stations making sure I got enough water, gatorade and coke. Some of it just splashed in my face but most of it I got down! I could see all the bikes coming in and the spectators. I didn't ever look at my watch for my overall time. I stopped my watch at the finish line and took a couple waters they handed me. I was so thirsty! After a minute or two I glanced down at my watch and was like, oh yah, what did I run? 1:29! Woohoo! I've ran a few minutes faster than that in open half but never after a 56 mile bike ride. I've been trying to do that for 3 years and I just did it! That made me smile. Overall, I finished the race in 14th place (4:40). One thing this race made me remember is even if you have a bad start and are frustrated with your race, not where you hoped you would be, it's not over until it's over! Keep on going, change your mindset, try to relax and have fun. I am very grateful for my best friend/training partner/future husband, for going on this trip with me and for his continual support! Thanks to my sponsors (Xterra wetsuits, Epix gear, ISM, Flying Fish Bikes) and my coach, Jon Noland, who always reminds me to "relax", "just deal with it" and "stay focused!”

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MAD DOG NEWS

— Congratulations to Board Member Carolyn Kiper who won her age group three races in a row. Well played!

— A wonderful dedication for a bench with plaque in honor of Roger Burke was held on June 29th at Pass-a-grill Beach. I think Roger would be pleased and proud. Great job of leadership by Rosie Ray!

— Carol Jean Vosburg was part of a 15 person church/medical team that traveled to Costa Rica this summer.

— Rumor is that Rosie Ray, fresh from leading the successful effort for emplacing “Roger’s Bench” at Pass-a-Grill Beach, may spearhead the coordination for new Mad Dog triathlon apparel. Stay tuned!

— Best of luck to Pepir Jernigan, John Macedo and Rosie Ray who are competing at USAT Nationals this month! If I’ve missed others whom are racing, my apologies in advance.

14 VOLUME 22 ISSUE 8 AUGUST - 2016 UPCOMING RACES

6 Aug - Tri Siesta Key 4 Sep - IM 70.3 World Champ Olympic// Half-Ironman Distance Sarasota, FL Mooloolaba, Australia www.multirace.com www.ironman.com

10 September - Rotary Tri/Du 20 August - FD3 Tarpon Springs, FL Olympic/Sprint/Duathlon Sprint Tri/Du Fort DeSoto www.tarponspringstriathlon.co www.multirace.com

26 September - FD3 #3 21 August - Navy Seal Tri Sprint Distance Ft DeSoto Sand Key Park, Clearwater Olympic/Sprint/Du navysealtri.racehawk.com www.multirace.com

3 Sept - Crystal River #3 25 Sep - IM 70.3 Augusta Sprint Distance Half-Ironman Distance Crystal River, FL Augusta, GA www.drcsports.com www.ironman.com

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Ironman Frankfurt - 3 Jul Top Gun Triathlon - 23 Jul Finishers - 1st Place - Carola Riemer Brittany Pierce (OA) Laura Segrera Tony Handler Rosie Ray FD3 #2 - 9 Jul Jill Voorhies Mandy Zipf Olympic 2nd Place - 1st Place - Richard Jansik Lisa Abraham Chuck Lohman Reva Moeller Gail Lohman 4th Place - Steve Swift Ben Carlson (OA) 3rd Place - 5th Place - Jennifer Hutchinson (OA) Natalie Davis Carolyn Kiper Mark Yeager Andy Reader 4th Place - Sprint Suzanne Brosseau 1st Place - Owen Deckinga Carolyn Kiper 5th Place - Carol Hollenbeck (Masters) Cody Angell (Elite) 2nd Place - Jay Anderson Ironman Zurich - 24 Jul Suzanne Brosseau Finisher - Yova Carlson (OA) Nick Chase

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AUGUST BIRTHDAYS

Joe Hodges 2nd Patrick Ruta 2nd Grisel Saez 2nd Jim Gariboldi 3rd Mary Cunningham 8th Gina Bardecki 11th Janet Kelly 12th Megan McKenna 12th Cindy Perret 12th Phillip Baker 17th Pat Brighton 17th Marc J. Massanari 20th Kristen Ashbaugh 21st Rebecca Smith 24th Katie Ashbaugh 25th Kim Donaldson 25th Lenore Rupert 28th Ryan Hoge 30th

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MAD DOG PICTURES

Roger Burke’s Bench dedicated at Pass-a-Grill Beach 29 Jun 16 California Mad Dogs Jenna and Clive Heke

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IM Austria pictures from Shonna Bedford

Mad Dog Ashley Folkes Dave Proffitt Allan Jernigan @ IM Austria Pepir Jernigan

Gail, Allen, Marino,Pepir & Dave Allan, Pepir & Dave post race

Carolyn Kiper #1 @ FD3

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MAD DOG PICTURES

Linda Musante & travelers @ TDF Carola Riemer on a beer and pretzel diet Steve Swift 2nd @ Top Gun

Front - Melissa & Jack Shuten, Stephanie Mischke. Back Betsy Banks and John Allen

Nick Chase’s training plan for IM Zurich

Rosie Ray @ Top Gun Jill Voorhies and Jennifer Hutchinson

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MAD DOG PICTURES

Jill Voorhies 1st & Carolyn Kiper 3rd @ Top Gun Carolyn Kiper’s new ride

Fred Rzymek & Sally Smith

Debbie and Bill Riley Carol Hollenbeck

21 Don Ardell Kent Rodahaver Kip and Carol Jean Vosburgh enjoying Coon Dog Day