Monthly Archives: October 2012

Ironman World Championships [aka Kona] 2012

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Al

One of the songs on my pre-race playlist since 2001 has been U2’s “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.” I don’t know what it is that I’ve actually *found*, but I’m more at peace now than at any time during that whole adventure. Continue reading →

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The Orange Tribe

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Al

I can feel the stiff breeze coming in from the northwest, bringing soft little specks of rain. One lone lighhtening flash plays of the coast near Captain Cook to the South. I almost feel at home here. Continue reading →

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Tuesday Morning, Coming Down

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Al

“Cheryl, look, there’s a whole pod of dolphins out there!”. Cheryl had brought the binoculars with her, arriving last night (3.5 hours late; another story). “Where?” “Out there, directly past the stand-up paddler, by the orange buoys.” At least 10 … Continue reading →

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Sunset 10/5/2012

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Al
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Kawaihae

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Al

Kawaihae is a dirty little place, and I seem more snake bit by it than usual this year. Situated at the crossroads east to Waimea and the road upcountry over to the Hilo side of the Island, south to the … Continue reading →

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Turnaround @ Sunset

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Al

The red dot is the turnaround for the IM swim … just 100 meters up from my condo.

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Sunset, 10/3/2012

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Al
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The Boogeyman

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Al

Before I was a triathlete, I was a mountain biker. As a matter of fact, my tradition of coming to Hawaii in October for a triathlon World Championship started in 2000, when I first signed up for the Xterra race … Continue reading →

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Touchdown

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Al

September 29th, 2010. I’m lying in a grotesquely uncomfortable hospital bed, which seems to purr and vibrate whenever I try to move, attempting to prevent bedsores, I guess. I’m preparing questions for the doctor’s morning rounds, questions I want to … Continue reading →

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