Browsing Tag

kona

  • a few tips for racing kona

    I don’t really have adequate words to describe how much I love Hawaii other than it forever holds special place in my heart – because we married on Kauai and also because both Nick…

    10/10/2023
  • kona 2017.

    Being in Kona this year for the IRONMAN World Championship was all the emotions – from bittersweet + bummed to not be racing as I’d hoped to a little bit relieved to not be…

    11/19/2017
  • kona recovery + the kauai quiet.

    Kona recovery started with a jump off the end of the world.  It took me a full three minutes to gather the courage to willingly jump – it was scarier than lining up to race…

    12/14/2016
  • race report: kona!

    Where to start! It’s been a month(!) since Kona, so ample time for race reflection – both while sunning on Kauai’s incredible north shore and while back at home in the real world (of mittens and…

    11/10/2016
  • the week prior to kona.

    Oh, that big humid hug when you step off the plane in Kona. There’s nothing quite like it. My skin loves it, my hair loves it, and I absolutely love it! I arrived in…

    10/24/2016
  • six things i learned training for kona.

    Whoa. Kona is here. How is that possible?! Tomorrow I *get* to race the IRONMAN World Championship – surreal is an understatement!  I arrived in Kona, solo, a week early to acclimate as much…

    10/08/2016
  • creating a custom phone case (+ a giveaway!).

    As if I didn’t need another reminder that Hawaii is right around the corner, I recently got a new custom iPhone case + custom laptop skin featuring two of my favorite photos from last year’s…

    09/20/2016
  • a peek at peak training…

    Linking up with Jessie at The Right Fits and Jess Runs ATL today on the blog for a week in review and a glimpse into ironman training!  You guys, Kona’s less than three weeks away…!…

    09/19/2016