Another piece of Parkersburg's history is gone.

I loved it from the very beginning, ... It's a healthy thing to do, and it's nice to have the multiple sports to balance your body. It's always challenging.

It was amazing to be able to do that, to have that opportunity,

I was really overwhelmed, ... I said, 'Oh my God, I really am an athlete.' It was a lot bigger than just going out and doing races.

Yes, it was rough,

We thought he was dead because they said the water was contaminated.