McKenzie has won two Ironman races already this year (Malaysia and Japan) and is certainly one of the favorites coming into Sunday's race. During today's presser we learned that he and long-time girlfriend Amanda Balding are now engaged – McKenzie popped the question in New York a little while ago.The two have spent much of the summer driving around the United States in a camper van and are coming off a hard training stint in Bend, Oregon.
“It's a hard one training for this race and Hawaii at the same time,” McKenzie said. One of my big goals is to win an Ironman here in the United States. I think Louisville is the perfect race for me – it's a tough bike course and it's hot.
McKenzie also pointed out to us that the last two times he's raced Longree (at the Ford Ironman World Championship), the German has passed him during the marathon.
