Kona

Bikes at Kona

Today is the World Ironman Championships in Kona, Hawaii. For many serious triathletes, competing in Kona is the holy grail - to qualify as an age group athlete you have to place at the top of your AG in one of the qualifying Ironman races that are held during the year. The course is a very tough 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 run. My wonderful coach, Amy Kuitse, qualified on her first Ironman attempt (which is amazing, but she is an amazing athlete). So today is her big day. I'll be following her progress throughout the day.

I have zero interest personally in the Ironman distance - to train properly for it you basically do nothing else. I'm a "fun and fitness" sort of gal, happy to stay at short-course distances.

Still, I think it's hard not for any triathlete to get a bit wound up in the drama around Kona. So, I'll definitely be checking in on the race throughout the day.