Kona 2010 – Wednesday

We are another day closer to the 2010 Ford Ironman World Championships and here are a few images we captured in Kona.

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All images are © Herbert Krabel / Timothy Carlson / slowtwitch.com

Kaiden Lieto with his dad's tricked out belt driven Trek city bike.

There are all kinds of ways to carry your swim goggles.

Sebastian Kienle is in town to check out the event and get ready for XTERRA Maui

Most male athletes would be glad to have ripped amazing legs like Chrissie Wellington. Seen here during an interview with Timothy Carlson.

Slowtwitch contributor Jonathan Toker at the swim start in Kona.

There are quite a few artist in Kona who can work miracles with palm leaves.

Mirinda Carfrae is being led away to drug testing. Many pros reported to have been blood and urin tested.

Ecco has a booth here in Kona and showed off the Biom A-model among several others.

Cary from Spidertech in the process of applying the tape to the heel of an athlete here in Kona.

Savannah and Skyler Moody from Dallas, Texas are here to support their dad Chris. But here they are enjoying a mouthful of Powerbar Gel Blasts.

Tommy from Shimano working on the Cervelo P4 of Catriona Morrison.

Coach Siri Lindley in the process of snapping a picture of Amanda Balding.

Andreas Raelert stated that he felt the field in Kona was super tight this year, more than ever before.

A closer look at the nice attention to detail on the Trek Speed Concept skewer. Once closed it becomes a nice extension of the dropout.

Wim Van De Wielle had a life changing experience in August of 2009, but he is back in Kona this year.

A creature in Hawaii took a liking to the picture of Matt Lieto and stayed on his neck for several hours.

The Newton Momentum trail shoes is certain to be noticed on the trails.

The new Specialized Prevail helmet is very light and will soon be available to consumers.

Murray Washburn of Cannondale showing love for Faris Al-Sultan who is no longer sponsored by them. But Murray worked on the bike of Faris anyway.

A competitor in Kona about to check out a bike in the Argon 18 booth.