Preparing for Ironman

It was the day before Ironman and the excitement sucked us in. Chris made a last minute decision to throw his hat in the ring and started training in the pool pictured below. He was all set to for the 2.1 mile swim, but when he found out he couldn't use his dirtbike for 112 mile bike portion of the race he changed his mind.

We did have fun at the Ironman village where they let us try their Endless Pools and even gave us a few pointers on our stroke and they gave us a an underwater video of us swimming. We were sold on the pool, but it's hard to justify spending $10,000 on a "treadmill for swimmers" when you live a block from the ocean.

I love Ironman time. Big Islanders complain about the traffic and rude triathlets, but it brings business to the island and it's exciting. Thousands flock from all around the world for the annual event and I'm proud to live on the island that hosts it.


Setting up for the big day. The swim starts from the bay pictured here, and the 26 mile ends at the finish line to the right.

Chris gets some tips on his stroke while testing an Endless Pool.