Kona 09 Wednesday
A very busy pier started Wednesday with a bang and the Slowtwitch gathering at the blueseventy home closed it out in style.
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This kid was waiting patiently on the pier for his dad to return from the swim. He was calm, relaxed and sipping Gatorade.
The Coffees of Hawaii guide had a huge smile on her face all morning.
Of course this was only for fun, but it caught the eyes of quite a few folks.
Marino Vanhoenacker right after his morning swim.
Keith Meyer from Timex shows the 2009 Kona limited edition Timex watches.
Luke McKenzie right after a morning ride.
Faris Al-Sultan signed the shirt of this kid and advised the parents that swimming is the way to get kids started.
The limited edition Linsey Corbin beers from the Big Sky Brewery.
The very funky colored Zoot shoes are also a limited edition run.
Their nephew Eric is competing for the second time at the Big Show.
Blazemanmom in the Fight against ALS booth with a very sweet backdrop.
A very relaxed Eneko Llanos in the Avia booth.
SRAM's Alex Wassmann working on the bike of Rasmus Henning to make sure his reversed shifters work properly. His broken right hand now shifts the front only.
Charlotte Paul might have the tiniest Pro bike in the field.
Roch Frey is ready for the Kona underpants run.
Timo Bracht with his wife Bettina.
You always stumble into someone famous at Lava Java. In this case the Lovatos were present with their family.
The slowtwitch gathering at the blueseventy house was quite busy and was made possible by blueseventy, Accelerade and a host of sponsors.
Olympic 10k open water gold medalist Maarten van der Weijden had to step down a few steps to draw numbers for the raffle without seeing them.
Ain Alar Juhanson and Luke McKenzie were present at the party along with several other Pros.
