Thursday, October 16, 2008

IM Hawaii: Random photos and video

clip from an early week ride near Wiakoloa on the Queen K
video
Le French

Bike up Palani

Awards

making sure I had everything

Roche and my grandma, and my mom in their matching outfits pre swim

Bob and I at Awards. He won his age group... again.

hitch hiking home. Athletes were always picking eachother up along Ali'i giving eachother rides to and from town. I managed to get rides from some New Zealanders, some central Illinoisians, and a big local Somoian.

green.

people (some under tents)

Parade of nations

Self explanitory

Have you ever seen this in those airplane magazines (sky mall, I do believe)? I still haven't figured out if it's a joke or not. mom, me, grandam, roche snacks Hawaii bike check in is an event in itself. You can see on the far side of the fences, guys in chairs lined up all along the path to transition. accompanying your bike into transtion gives one the sensation they are walking down the red carpet... except there is no carpet, besides the grey Ironman stuff, and nobody cares about you, they're only there to record what kind of bikes, wheel sets, components, helmets, shifters, tires, aerobars, ect pass by them. video Everyone checking in their gear gets a personal assistant who takes them through transition, explains the path one will take at T1 and T2, and helps set up gear bags. video Rain at the Awards Banquet, thousands of people began putting chairs on their heads.

Awards banquet, Team Hoyt gave a speech

Native dances and such

guys taking some Argon measurments

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