The town of Kona has turned from being pretty laid back, to not laid back at all in the course of 24 hours. The weekend brought in the throngs of athletes and their families. Swimming today on the Ironman swim course was very interesting. You had to beware of running into swimmers going in the other direction.
I have mentioned my friend Gary numerous times on this posting, but probably didn't mention that Gary is a good friend whom I train with a lot. Gary won his age group at the California 70.3 this spring, and earned his way to Kona as a result. He has no weaknesses in the sport. He swims, bikes, runs extremely well, and he has worked very hard to get here. I should mention that Gary is a "full-on" senior citizen at the age of 60. He is most certainly one of the fittest 60 year olds on the planet.
Today, after our swim, we rode about 40 miles of the Ironman bike course on the Queen "K" Highway. Wonderful ride. We took it pretty easy today, and we even stopped and got some video of Gary and I riding the course. Not very exciting video, but proof that we are here and sucking in all the fun and wonderful vibe that is Ironman Hawaii!
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