October 8, 2016 Race Week The days leading up to the race were filled with open water swims in the beautiful ?80°F warm and crystal clear ocean (filled with the bright and colorful fish and turtles of Hawaii); short runs and bike rides to shake out the legs and check out parts of the course;…
Context… After my first season doing triathlons in 2015 I finished with a 70.3 (HITS Lake Havasu). Upon finishing that race in a tired 6hrs45min I was already setting my sights on a full distance for 2016. Actually it was my 2016 New Year resolution to do a Marathon (did Mountains 2 Beach in…
Aborigine Didgeridoo and Hawaiian Conch Shell. The haunting sound they produce ushered in the Opening Ceremonies of the 70.3 World’s and Kona World’s Championships respectively. Although 7000 ocean miles apart by way of the ancient Polynesians and later in the 1700’s retraced by…
Ironman Number 2…VINEMAN!!! Elke Peirtsegaele July 30, 2016 Race Morning 4:30 am wake up time. Race morning ritual: Pee. Eat. Nervous shits The norm. By 5:00 am, we were on the road headed for Johnson’s Beach on the Russian River in Guerneville where the swim start and T1 were located. As we drove out of…
I felt a momentary transfer of energy! It happened when Andy Potts touched my toes rounding his second passing of the turn buoy on his way to winning the 34th running of Ironman Canada (2nd oldest IM only to Kona). His swim split was 47 mins; mine was 2 hours with a 1hr 17 min…