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Sending Scott Good Vibes
Hi Everyone, Lyn here. Just posting a special wish for Scott and crew to have safe and happy race. Go at ‘er. Will do best the I can to keep you all up to date from tomorrow until Sunday a blogging.positive mode
Kona Day 16 – Race Friday. Maximum Mental Noise
Well… this part is always tough for me… and today was no exception. It’s all coming to a point now and it gets intense. The rental condo is full of people….. people I love… and also…. well…. people. There is a lot going on. Different personalities interacting, different energies and when you add all the…
Kona Day 15 – Race Friday! Ohana Swim and Meet and Greet & pick up my Family!
The Ohana Swim this morning was awesome!! about 25 or more athletes and crew were there to be paddled out to the ocean and then swim back. It was a great time, and I really enjoyed swimming back with Peter Hudson at a casual pace. We stopped several times and remarked at how beautiful it…
Kona Day 14 – Race Day in 4 days. The Big Reunion has begun!
Up early to go for a Bike Ride on the Queen K highway. Intention was to meet up with Melissa Urie and get some ‘thank you’ photo’s for our sponsor in common: Entrix Sports. As we approached the meeting point, we got a text that Mel has a flat…. a sidewall tear flat, so she…
Kona day 13. Race in 5 days.
Up early and off to Kealakekua Bay to swim with Lyle and Drew. Hopping in I have to give props to Drew….. Lyle is an Ironman and swims regularly. True his distance hasn’t been extreme lately, but he has the mechanics and the experience. I am an Ultraman with a race in 5 days and…
Kona Day 12 – Time Trial Championships, Snorkeling and Bohemian Rhapsody
Up at 5am to get ready and head out for the Hawai’i Cycling Club Time Trials!! I heard about the event on the radio and figured it sounded perfect!! Today’s training plan was for a 90 min bike ride with threshold sets… and a 30km time trial championship sounded like all that and a bag…
Kona Day 11. Manta Ray, work, Bike all fixed and a run!
Got 7.5 hours sleep last night!! wot woot!!! Off to Kealakekua Bay to swim with some Ultraman athletes. We always hope to see dolphins, but they chose not to come swim with us today. Lyle swam around 2.3kms, while me, Melissa Urie, Toni Hodge and Peaman swam to the Captain Cook Monument 2kms away. We…
Kona Day 10 – MOST AMAZING DOPLHIN SWIM EVER! and other stuff
Up early and after a few work related calls and problem solving…. out the door to swim at Kailuea pier with Lyle and Drew…… Lyle and I wanted to both do a wetsuit swim. It has been 2 months since I have had my suit on and swimming covered in rubber is different than not. …
Day 9. Ride the last part of the Day 2 Course, and Lyle rides too!
Up at 7:30 this morning to find that Jochen had left at 5:30am to go for a long ride (the ENTIRE Day 2 course to give it a test run for me!!) and Lyle had been up since 5:45, built his bike and was ready to go!!! I got a few work things handled and…
Day 8 – Swim Work, Massage, Work, Run, Work, Pick Up Lyle!
Sorry, I am a day behind writing this one…. Another crazy fun, busy day!! Up early again with not enough sleep…..(I REALLY have to stop doing this) Off to the Keauhou Canoe Club for the first of 2 Ohana Paddle/Swims. It is SO awesome! The Canoe club takes us athletes out to the ocean at…