Monthly Archives: May 2012

A looonnnggg day at the office. Started off with a 10km run at 6:45am with my Angels AZ and Doc Z. We ended our run at the pier for our 3km ocean swim. Turns out Lance Armstrong was there swimming … Continue reading →

i got up before dawn, and managed to slog out my 10K run before the day heated up. (one of the secrets to surviving a camp like this: get the training done before fully awake!?) Then a quick bite, and … Continue reading →

No swim today, since a long ride was on the plan. We rode from the house to the base of the volcano Mauna Kea, and then beyond for some of the gals. On this ride last year, i suffered though … Continue reading →

Last year only Tara, Etienne, and I got surrounded by a pod of dolphins and this year’s “recovery” day started out with an incredible 3k swim across the bay to the Captain Cook monument, intercepted by about 20 gorgeous dolphins … Continue reading →

Tough doesn’t even begin to describe our ride today. 123km total with 80k of climbing up to 9000ft. This was by far one of the hardest rides of my life! But what an amazing view from the top. Finished it … Continue reading →

Best morning EVER… went bright and early to Captain Cook for a swim with the dolphins. Such an amazing experience to have them swimming all around us. Got in a total of about 4k of swimming to/from the monument. After … Continue reading →

This is my day of inspiration – I am surrounded by fantastic women ages 26 to 52 who inspire, motivate and encourage me. This camp is an absolute dream to attend where I have met the most amazing people and … 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 →

“Recovery Day” – finally!! One of the toughest parts of this camp, besides all the crazy training mileage, is the jetlag! I live in Singapore and travelled almost 24 hours to get to Kona (Singapore is 18 hours ahead of … Continue reading →