Post race fun

After I finished we went back to the condo to shower and grab a bite. Then for the first time ever we went back to the finish line for the action between 8 and midnight. It really is an emotional experience watching people who have been out there for 15,16,17 hours come running in out of the darkness, into the glare of the spotlights and the screaming of the crowds. The joy really shows on their face. Sunday we did a little snorkeling then went to the awards banquet that evening. Unfortunatly it started raining and just wouldn't quit so we left after a few hours.

Tuesday we went deep sea fishing. I was hoping to hook a giant marlin but no luck there. I did catch a nice mahi mahi which took me about 10-15 minutes to land on some light tackle so at least I didn't get skunked. The boat captains father owns a mexican restaurant on Alii drive so he dropped my fish off that day and we went and ate it as fish tacos that evening. It always amazes me how long I point my whole life in the direction of getting to this race and how quickly it's over. But as always it was totally worth the sacrifice's and I'll have many wonderful memories of Kona '08 the rest of my life.

Ironman WC

Well the big day finally rolled around after 10 weeks of totally unbalancing my life in favor of training. We flew into Kona on Wednesday, registered, shopped at the IM store, then walked around the race village were all the manufactures had their bling bikes on display. Looking at all the high-dollar rigs started to give me some idea's since I vowed that this would be the last IM for my old litespeed.