Kona
Aloha Kona
Today’s post comes from a far colder climate. I’m sat at my parent’s house in Reading and it’s pretty damn chilly far as I’m concerned. I’m not feeling too bad for hours of flying though I do have massive cankles once more. Just hoping that the swelling will have all gone in time for my […]
Race Week in Kona – Ironman World Championship 2009 Race Report
Time for the Kona race report. This could be a long one after all it was a long day. I figure if you’ve been following my blog in Kona you can cope though! Let’s start it all off be saying it was an amazing day for me. There have been times the past couple of […]
Ironman Hawaii 2009: The Race Plan
Thanks to the ability to schedule publication of post this may well go up whilst I’m in the final minutes before the race begins. What you read here will be what I plan to do after the gun goes off. Then only time will tell how well I follow this plan or how well it […]
Race Week in Kona – Final Days
Two days rolled into one as the amount of lounging in my hotel room I’ve done lately makes for a much shorter blog. We’re almost there now! Day Eleven – Relaxing at Last So this morning’s swim was my first time in my PointZero3+ swimskin. Fortunately it doesn’t take quite as long to put on […]
Race Week in Kona – Day Ten – Not so Chilled
Today has been hugely frustrating. OK perhaps hugely is an exaggeration, but it’s fair to say I don’t feel like I really followed the plan well. Paleo man discovered some non-paleo foods on a couple of occasions and too much time was spent wasting energy on my feet. So I finish off the day starting […]
Race Week in Kona – Day Nine – Registration, Retul and Relaxation
There’s no denying that the race is upon us. Once you’re tagged up and have your race numbers that’s it there’s not long to go. My calendar seems increasingly busy. Not training which is pleasantly light, but there’s still plenty to do. Of course I’m counting the obligatory long breakfasts and coffee stops in there, […]
Race Week in Kona – Things start hotting up
If it seemed busy last week then sometime around the weekend things really started to pick up. From what I understand there’s probably more to come too! You’re starting to get crowds of Triathletes forming all over the place. The odd topless runner showing off his physique down Ali’i Drive has now become a regular […]
Kona Build Week Five – The Final Week
As a break to allow me to gather a few more photos for another Kona update it’s time to look back at the final build week in preparation for the race. I’ll freely admit my taper probably doesn’t look much like a taper to most people, but it is genuinely cutting back. Week five was […]
Finishing off the first week in Kona
It’s hard to believe I’ve been out here a whole week. Time really has flown. I’ve settled into a comfortable routine by and large and everything seems so natural now. Well, natural in a slightly odd triathlon-centric way! I’m really enjoying things though. Kona is a beautiful place to visit and you can add the […]
Kona Taper Part Two: Putting the Plan into Action
Perhaps the only advantage to waking too early and not getting back to sleep is I can get on with writing up the rest of my post about the Kona taper. That way at least it’s all out there before the race happens! Then you can judge its merits and my approach on the results […]
