Monthly Archives: April 2013

What an amazing 3rd day here in Paradise. The day started off with a 6am solo 10km run into town and back. There was something magical about running in Kona as the sun came up over the ocean. Then came … Continue reading →

Today’s ride was the famed Ironman Hawaii bike course – from the house, up to the Hawi turnaround and back down along the Queen K. But that was just the basic ride. The Epic Ride of the day was to … Continue reading →

Day 3:  210K bike, 10K run!  Epic! Today was a swim/run day:  180-210K swim, depending on whether you decided to ride the Ironman course or make a right turn from Hawi to climb the Kohala Mountains.  This ride is spectacular … Continue reading →

(It’s ONLY day3 ??!?) Since today’s ride was the IM bike course (with an option to tack on 30k by riding up to the Kohala mountains and down thru Waimea and back to the QueenK), we did not start the … Continue reading →

A quick note here before I head to bed. We were just treated to some outdoor massages and they almost put me to sleep ( except for all the pain I’m in when my legs are even touched!). No open … Continue reading →

WOW!!! These ladies are amazing.  They are testing their limits with great enthusiasm…it is almost like we are all indulging on fitness and Hawaii all at the same time. I’m a non-runner (knees are ka-put), and these ladies are jamming … Continue reading →

Day 2:  3K swim, 90K bike, 20K run. The day started with a legit and beautiful 3K swim – did I mention that I love swimming in this ocean!?  Today I wore my Zoot two piece bikini and the chafing … Continue reading →

On paper, today looked like an “easier” day (easier being a relative term of course). Now that I am done it, not so much! Our swim this morning was a true 3K (yesterday was falsely advertised – really it was … Continue reading →

The day started off with a quick grab n’  go morning snack as the gang headed back to the beach to swim 3km. I was feeling a lot better than the day before, but wanted to keep it conservative…the last … Continue reading →

Just when you think things couldn’t get any better, day 2 brought an amazing mix of challenges and unforgettable moments. We started off the day with a 3km ocean swim in calm, clear waters. We then set out on to … Continue reading →