Category Archives: Kona

Parade Of Nations

Posted on October 4, 2011 by lord_lordy

I love The Parade Of Nations at Kona. I think it’s amateurishness of it that I love. People get together behind their nations flag, they try to march in alphabetical order by nationality but normally it’s not quite right. A … Continue reading →

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Everyday Training

Posted on October 4, 2011 by lord_lordy

Todays picture is one of the few “landmarks” on the Queen K – I’ve passed it numerous times over the years and it never fails to make me smile. Today has been an absolute classic Kona day, the sort that … Continue reading →

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A Different Attitude

Posted on October 3, 2011 by lord_lordy

I’ve come to Kona with a different attitude this year. In all my previous visits I’ve not had a single alcoholic drink ahead of the race. This year I’ve had a beer every night and in fact this evening Pete … Continue reading →

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Hawi and Back

Posted on October 2, 2011 by lord_lordy

I think this may be a first for me in Kona – we got up early to ride rather than swim. I met Roger, Mel and Brett in Tantes when it opened at 7am for breakfast. It was pretty busy … Continue reading →

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Ball Of Fish

Posted on October 1, 2011 by lord_lordy

This mornings swim was interrupted early on when we saw this massive ball of fish about 500m out from the beach. Never seen anything like it – kind of like the picture above. I dived down in amongst it which … Continue reading →

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Queen K Burn

Posted on September 30, 2011 by lord_lordy

It wouldn’t be a Kona trip if I didn’t get sunburnt due to my own slap dash approach. I’ve stated my approach to use of sun cream on this blog before and today was one of those days where there … Continue reading →

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Kona Day 1 – Dolphins

Posted on September 29, 2011 by lord_lordy

Last night I stayed up quite late so I almost slept through to my alarm. Hoping that will speed my move to normal sleeping patterns here. What a great first day. Each year things seem to be getting ready earlier. … Continue reading →

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Kona Arrival

Posted on September 28, 2011 by lord_lordy

I still feel a thrill when I walk down the steps from the plane and on to the tarmac at Kona airport. With globalisation it’s a place that feels properly different because it’s such a small open airport. All my … Continue reading →

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Killing Time In Recovery

Posted on September 18, 2011 by lord_lordy

A week since Ironman Wales and I’m still making sure I’m recovered before doing any training for Kona. It’s been peeing down so the idea of a test run is out the window. What to do all day? I start … Continue reading →

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Is Kona Really The World Championships?

Posted on November 28, 2010 by lord_lordy

RED LINE percentage of whole field that are US. BLUE BARS for that percentile (5% blocks) what proportion are US. GREEN AREA percentage of top X% that are US. If you read along the X access that number is the … Continue reading →

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