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...

The town of Kailua Kona is getting crazy. Crazy busy that is. There is so much going on all day every day, that it's hard to not be overly busy all day.  On Wednesday morning, we started the day with a 7am swim at the pier.  No surprise, it was packed.  Every where you look, there is signage and booths.  We met up with the PPF crew for a quick talk by Matt regarding sighting (hint: don't sight just for buoys, sight on landmarks by your turn buoys and by the finish to help keep you on course) and then we were off into the water for a 25-30 minute swim w/ a few efforts.  Justine and I did our efforts together (with a stop at the Clif Bar coffee boat for a refreshment mid swim) which included 6 x 3 min strong efforts w/ rest as needed in between.  After the swim, we quickly changed into our cycling gear for a ride.  Karel joined us for just the warm-up and then he was off. Leigh Ann and Justine both included 3 x 6 min build eff...