During the bike check-in in Kona we noticed Efraim Manzano who had Crocs mounted to his pedals. He indeed rode with them during this race, and then he switched to another pair of Crocs to run the marathon in those.
by Herbert Krabel, October 17, 2012
Jordan Rapp has been kind enough to share both his winning Quarq power file from New York, as well as his power data from Kona and TrainingPeaks provided an analysis of the data.
High above the lava there is another world on the Big Island that weaves through dense tropical foliage and our reporter Devashish Paul went there with a group of passionate cyclists.
Pete Jacobs, Luke McKenzie, and Faris Al-Sultan were gracious enough to share their power data files and TrainingPeaks analyzed how the race went down, by the numbers.
Pete Jacobs from Australia and Leanda Cave from Great Britain grabbed the titles at the 2012 myList Ironman World Championships, and here is our first gallery from the race day.
Dirk Bockel may have a fractured hand but he is certainly not someone who should be counted out. We look closer today at his 2012 Kona ready Trek Speed Concept.
Pete Jacob’s stormed to the win in Kona with a very strong ride aboard his Boardman AiR TT9.8 and a superb closing run. We had a chance to look closer at his bike.
The annual Kona Slowtwitch gathering at the Cytomax / Muscle Miilk house powered by blueseventy was a huge success and over 330 people showed up and had a good time.
The highlight of Friday in Kona is the bike check-in. Athletes lined up as early as 11:15 am even though it does not open officially until noon. Enjoy these images from the day.
Rasmus Henning and Ben Hoffman of Team Specialized discuss the 2012 Ironman World Championships, their current fitness and future sports careers.
We were able today to look closer at Jordan Rapp’s Specialized Shiv Kona race bike. We might however see different graphics on the wheels on Saturday.
We are now only 2 days away from the big race day in Kona and it is indeed the calm before the storm. The annual Kona Underpants Run though allows folks to relax a bit.
The custom painted 2012 Scott Plasma 3 of Luke McKenzie is quite a stunning piece of art and it certainly catches the eye. Here is a closer look at this Kona race bike.