Author Archives: Andrea

Day started off with a ride- 123km that was to take the ENTIRE day!!!   This ride was the hardest last year…..and guess what, still the hardest ride.  T, S and I started off 45min after the remainder of the … Continue reading →

Day started off with a 3km TT ocean swim. We did a staggered start and I was one of the first to go as I am one of the slowest in the group but I must say I thoroughly enjoyed … Continue reading →

Oh what a day…..started off with an early morning swim at Captain Cook beach where the dolphins decided to come out and play with us again. I can’t tell you how incredible this is and they were totally showing off … Continue reading →

Wowsers is all I can say about today! So we started off the day with a 210km ride and the first 90km were the Kona course, which itself is not that difficult BUT this year I got to experience the … Continue reading →

Day started off with a 3km swim. Had the human propeller, David Taylor, there to help pull me through the water AND he actually swam amazingly straight today!!!! (for the first time ever lol) No dolphins today though : ( … Continue reading →

Here we go again….. The day started off with a 3km ocean swim. When we were standing on the pier just about to enter the water you could see a number of dolphins jumping out of the water in the … Continue reading →

Arrived Thursday night after some flight delays but when we arrived Tara, Etienne and Bruce were there to welcome us.  Friday morning we woke up EARLY and went for a 5km run to the pier then a 2km swim and … Continue reading →

Day 7 started off LAZY for me.  I felt super guilty but not for that long…slept in till 6:50!!!  I’ve been up everyday between 5-5:45 so big difference.  The day started off with all of the campers, apart from me, … Continue reading →

So today was the HARDEST day yet.  OMG, I still can’t believe what we did.  Started off early from the house, up to Waikaloa.  This was 45km up the Queen K, so relatively flat….then he madness began.   Basically we climbed … Continue reading →

So today was our…I think we decided on short day! Woke up and CHILLED! Most of the group went to do an open water swim but I got the chance to do a swim lesson with Carlyn, the open water … Continue reading →