Kona 09 Thursday
Ironman Hawaii is creeping closer and many people started this day with the underpants run. But there is more to this day.
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Timothy O'Donnell is here in Kona to check out the race.
The numbers of people in the underpants run were quite staggering.
There were truly all kinds of folks out there during this yearly extravaganza.
The Gatorade tents were busy all morning.
After the run the swim traffic picked up again.
Michael Lovato jumped in the water too to test out the freshly arrived blueseventy PZ3 swimskin
Rasmus Henning was cruising through the expo area with Dirk Bockel.
A closer look at the recently broken hand of Rasmus Henning.
Luke Bell checks out the Scott rear entry tri running shoes.
The autograph signing session in the Cervelo booth was well attended
Somehow though Lisbeth Kristensen seems to be distracted.
The Speed Concept Trek of Chris Lieto was sitting lonely in front of Lava Java. This bike though will not be available to consumers for quite some time.
We are not sure how Endless Pools got this great location, but we like it.
Alex Bok of Team TBB was cruising through the Demo area with Erika Czomor.
Design Engineer Mike Lavery worked on the Speed Concept and qualified in Arizona for the big show. He is the only other athlete here in Kona with a Trek Speed Concept.
The Compex booth looked quite relaxed.
Slowtwitch reporter / photographer Timothy Carlson hard at work inside Lava Java.
If people had to ride a bike every time they wanted to run a blender, we might see more lean folks around.
Despite the pending rain Peter Reid and the Specialized gang headed out for a ride later in the afternoon.
Zoot crew Sonja Johnson and Blaize Baehrens are relaxing with a beautiful view after the Expo closed for the day.
