Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

Starting a Kona blog with little to no clothes on can only mean one thing..... It's Thursday of race week! Which means it's time for the 2016 Ironman Underpants Run!! While this Kona spectacle has turned into a looked-forward-to event among, well, everyone on the island, there is actually a story behind the Kona Underpants Run.   My day started early as I biked to the Clif Bar base house at 5:50 to arrive by 6:10am to lead the Clif Bar media group (and my contact Lisa from Clif Bar) for a 4 mile from to town. The miles went by fast and before we knew it, we were in town just in time for me to take off some clothes to join my Trimarni teammies.  The walk to the official start of the undie run (behind the King K hotel) is filled with laughs as the streets are filled with lots of well designed (and some, not so much) underwear "costumes".  Even the doggies came out to participate.  The UPR (underpants run) is a mix of enjoying running around with l...

Thursday morning in Kona - that only means one thing. Put on your best "undie" outfit (aka as little clothes as possible) and run 1.5 miles on Ali'i drive for charity). The Underpants run (UPR Kona)  serves as a great ice breaker for athletes who are racing but also for friends, family, kids and locals to have some fun before the race.  I shared a few videos on my  Trimarni facebook page  if you want to see all the fun (and almost naked bodies of all beautiful shapes and sizes) There were so many people that we filled up the parking lot behind the King K hotel! I told ya - all shapes and sizes. Be proud of your body and don't be afraid to show it off! Love Jesse Thomas! One amazing athlete who writes awesome/funny/oh-so-true articles for Triathlete magazine.  Bumped into Instagram friend Carolyn  who is a plant-strong dietitian and athlete. She liked my custom-made triathlon "Fueled by Plants" shorts from  Funnyshirts.org ....