Friday
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning...then showers likely and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the morning. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon. Highs around 85 at the shore to around 78 at 5000 feet. Southwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy early in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Showers likely and isolated thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Lows around 74 at the shore to around 56 at 5000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Saturday
Partly cloudy with showers likely and isolated thunderstorms in the morning...then mostly cloudy with occasional showers in the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs 76 to 86. Southwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Showers likely in the evening... then scattered showers after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening. Lows 55 to 78. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
From http://www.wunderground.com/US/HI/Kailua_Kona.html
20 Oct 2006
Kona blog
Margreet stumbled across this blog .. lots of good photos from Kona.
http://recovox-news.blogspot.com/
http://recovox-news.blogspot.com/
Felt frame for sale
FOR SALE – 2003 FELT S32 TT FRAME/FORK
54cm c-c (specs on feltracing.com)
Red with white decals
Carbon aero fork
Headset
Seat post
Good cond. Some chips near B/bracket and scuffs near top tube but hardly noticeable.
This is a great looking frame frame, comfortable to run off for IM distance. PRICE: $600 o.n.o.
Can be viewed at Randwick or by appointment. Contact Steve 0403589077
54cm c-c (specs on feltracing.com)
Red with white decals
Carbon aero fork
Headset
Seat post
Good cond. Some chips near B/bracket and scuffs near top tube but hardly noticeable.
This is a great looking frame frame, comfortable to run off for IM distance. PRICE: $600 o.n.o.
Can be viewed at Randwick or by appointment. Contact Steve 0403589077
19 Oct 2006
Ironmanlive men's preview
From ironmanlive's men's preview:
``Even if Reid and DeBoom were starting on Saturday, the bottom line is that this is a stacked field, and the winner will likely be the man who has the best race.''
``Even if Reid and DeBoom were starting on Saturday, the bottom line is that this is a stacked field, and the winner will likely be the man who has the best race.''
Inside Tri's picks
http://www.insidetri.com/portal/news/news.asp?item=104123
Of the seven `insiders' making predictions, all of them chose Natascha to win
There was a split for the men's winner: three votes each for Macca and Cam, and one for Normann.
Of the seven `insiders' making predictions, all of them chose Natascha to win
There was a split for the men's winner: three votes each for Macca and Cam, and one for Normann.
Fuel Belt buys xtri
Just saw this on the xtri site .. Fuel Belt has bought the NZ site
`For those of you tuning in, you’ve probably noticed a gap in content here over the past two weeks. Fuel Belt, Inc. recently acquired Xtri.com and it is our intention to keep the integrity of the content relevant and up to date. We’ve been working on the back end transition as well as a site redesign with a scheduled re-launch for early December.'
`For those of you tuning in, you’ve probably noticed a gap in content here over the past two weeks. Fuel Belt, Inc. recently acquired Xtri.com and it is our intention to keep the integrity of the content relevant and up to date. We’ve been working on the back end transition as well as a site redesign with a scheduled re-launch for early December.'
Wireless updates
The Ford Ironman World Championship and Charles Schwab are pleased to bring you mobile Athlete Updates!
Stay connected to family and friends as they take on the world's most challenging endurance event.
Sign up now to receive text message updates delivered directly to your mobile phone during the Ford Ironman World Championship on October 21.
Click the link below, and search for the athletes you would like to track, via name or BIB number. You may add a total of 3 athletes in your tracking list. Add your personal information & mobile number. Once you have submitted all information, you will be ready to track athletes on the go!
Sign Up Now
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email: connect@ironman.com
http://www.wigglewireless.com/campaign.asp?cam=65
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*NOTE: I have no idea whether this will work in OZ.
Stay connected to family and friends as they take on the world's most challenging endurance event.
Sign up now to receive text message updates delivered directly to your mobile phone during the Ford Ironman World Championship on October 21.
Click the link below, and search for the athletes you would like to track, via name or BIB number. You may add a total of 3 athletes in your tracking list. Add your personal information & mobile number. Once you have submitted all information, you will be ready to track athletes on the go!
Sign Up Now
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email: connect@ironman.com
http://www.wigglewireless.com/campaign.asp?cam=65
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*NOTE: I have no idea whether this will work in OZ.
18 Oct 2006
Maitland Tri Results
In the mid distance race - 1.5km swim, 55km ride and 12km run, Lisa prevailed. She was first women in the swim, the bike and the run. !!!! And she was the eighth athlete overall to exit the water.
In the club race - 1km swim, 30km ride and 8km run .. Steve Murray just made it to line ahead of Damo .. but nevermind .. Damo took out third in his age group!!!!!
Apologies for anyone I missed .. let me know and I can add your results.
In the club race - 1km swim, 30km ride and 8km run .. Steve Murray just made it to line ahead of Damo .. but nevermind .. Damo took out third in his age group!!!!!
Apologies for anyone I missed .. let me know and I can add your results.
Faris on the others
From the ironmanlive interview (which is quite good):
On Macca and Smith:
“There’s so many other guys, especially the English-speaking triathletes like Chris McCormack and Spencer Smith, they always come up (saying), ‘I know Mark Allen won six times. I’ll win seven.’ Those guys have to prove they can win the race. I’ve done it. If I never, ever win again, it’s still more than they’ve achieved.”
On Stadler and Cam:
“Normann is like a diva. If he has his day, nothing can stop him. He can be incredible. But he has to have his day. He’s nobody like Cam Brown, who is solid as a rock, who’s always there no matter what happens. If it rains, there’s heat, wind, Cam Brown is there. With Normann, it’s something different. If something happens, he puts his head in his chest and he’s melting down.”
Lest anyone think he was disrespecting Stadler, Al-Sultan went on to say, “But on the bike, he’s incredible.”
On Macca and Smith:
“There’s so many other guys, especially the English-speaking triathletes like Chris McCormack and Spencer Smith, they always come up (saying), ‘I know Mark Allen won six times. I’ll win seven.’ Those guys have to prove they can win the race. I’ve done it. If I never, ever win again, it’s still more than they’ve achieved.”
On Stadler and Cam:
“Normann is like a diva. If he has his day, nothing can stop him. He can be incredible. But he has to have his day. He’s nobody like Cam Brown, who is solid as a rock, who’s always there no matter what happens. If it rains, there’s heat, wind, Cam Brown is there. With Normann, it’s something different. If something happens, he puts his head in his chest and he’s melting down.”
Lest anyone think he was disrespecting Stadler, Al-Sultan went on to say, “But on the bike, he’s incredible.”
Coverage for Kona
As you may have noticed, ironmalive has begun its coverage. But there's a lot more on the web, check out:
http://active.typepad.com/ironblog/ *cool story on Norman's latest ride
http://active.typepad.com/ironblog/ *cool story on Norman's latest ride
Faris - Decide
From Inside Triathlon story on Faris:
Q: Why did you get so much stronger in 2005?
I don't think I was so much stronger. But definitely I could cope with extreme heat better than the others. Part of it is just genetics. You can either cope with it or not. The other thing is your mental approach to it. You can decide that you like the heat. That makes it much easier.
Q: Why did you get so much stronger in 2005?
I don't think I was so much stronger. But definitely I could cope with extreme heat better than the others. Part of it is just genetics. You can either cope with it or not. The other thing is your mental approach to it. You can decide that you like the heat. That makes it much easier.
16 Oct 2006
From ironmanlive.com
Contingency plans are in place regarding the Ford Ironman World Championship event, but at the present time, no alterations to the event or course are necessary.
Kona quake!
latest info from kona...met alice dingo eve etc at pier for swim this morning...just about to get in water when we get 2 earthquaks..fuk!!!....was scary..the whole pier was shaking,the trees and buildings were rocking like crazy and a building up the road collapsed....sirens everywhere then sunami warnings...hmm could be a no swim hawaii yayyy...well u got to think positive hey !!
heres some info on it..
jh hillbillie news 15/10 in kona
Kilauea Daily Update issued Oct 15, 2006 09:41 HST - Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE
Report prepared by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory:
Two powerful earthquakes occurred at 7:07 and 7:14 HST on the northwest side of Hawai`i Island. Damage reports continue to come in to Hawai`i County Civil Defense. Our monitoring networks suffered minimal damage and continue to operate.
Summary: There have been no significant changes in the past 24 hours. Kilauea volcano continues to erupt from the Pu`u `O`o vent on the East Rift Zone. Summit inflation centered in the south part of the caldera continues.
heres some info on it..
jh hillbillie news 15/10 in kona
Kilauea Daily Update issued Oct 15, 2006 09:41 HST - Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE
Report prepared by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory:
Two powerful earthquakes occurred at 7:07 and 7:14 HST on the northwest side of Hawai`i Island. Damage reports continue to come in to Hawai`i County Civil Defense. Our monitoring networks suffered minimal damage and continue to operate.
Summary: There have been no significant changes in the past 24 hours. Kilauea volcano continues to erupt from the Pu`u `O`o vent on the East Rift Zone. Summit inflation centered in the south part of the caldera continues.
13 Oct 2006
Gordo - overtrained!
From a recent xtri posting by Gordo:
Something that I don’t write about a lot is that I’ve spent at least 20% of my elite career overtrained. If you are an ultraendurance athlete then getting smoked is an occupational hazard. In fact, I tend to believe that experiencing overtraining was an essential part of learning my limits. However, coming back from overtraining is a lot like bouncing back from an injury – we need to learn to trust our bodies again. Perhaps a better way to put it is that our bodies need to learn to trust us again!
Something that I don’t write about a lot is that I’ve spent at least 20% of my elite career overtrained. If you are an ultraendurance athlete then getting smoked is an occupational hazard. In fact, I tend to believe that experiencing overtraining was an essential part of learning my limits. However, coming back from overtraining is a lot like bouncing back from an injury – we need to learn to trust our bodies again. Perhaps a better way to put it is that our bodies need to learn to trust us again!
Attacked by snacks
From a New York Times story:
PEOPLE almost always think they are too smart for Prof. Brian Wansink’s quirky experiments in the psychology of overindulgence.
When it comes to the slippery issues of snacking and portion control, no one thinks he or she is the schmo who digs deep into the snack bowl without thinking, or orders dessert just because a restaurant plays a certain kind of music.
“To a person, people will swear they aren’t influenced by the size of a package or how much variety there is on a buffet or the fancy name on a can of beans, but they are,” Dr. Wansink said. “Every time.”
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Although people think they make 15 food decisions a day on average, his research shows the number is well over 200. Some are obvious, some are subtle. The bigger the plate, the larger the spoon, the deeper the bag, the more we eat. But sometimes we decide how much to eat based on how much the person next to us is eating, sometimes moderating our intake by more than 20 percent up or down to match our dining companion.
Much of his work is outlined in the book “Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think” (Bantam), which will be published on Tuesday.
PEOPLE almost always think they are too smart for Prof. Brian Wansink’s quirky experiments in the psychology of overindulgence.
When it comes to the slippery issues of snacking and portion control, no one thinks he or she is the schmo who digs deep into the snack bowl without thinking, or orders dessert just because a restaurant plays a certain kind of music.
“To a person, people will swear they aren’t influenced by the size of a package or how much variety there is on a buffet or the fancy name on a can of beans, but they are,” Dr. Wansink said. “Every time.”
***
Although people think they make 15 food decisions a day on average, his research shows the number is well over 200. Some are obvious, some are subtle. The bigger the plate, the larger the spoon, the deeper the bag, the more we eat. But sometimes we decide how much to eat based on how much the person next to us is eating, sometimes moderating our intake by more than 20 percent up or down to match our dining companion.
Much of his work is outlined in the book “Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think” (Bantam), which will be published on Tuesday.
12 Oct 2006
Dingo to Kona
Rather than put Tony's succinct pre-race report here, I'll attach it to his personal blog in the next day or so and you'll be able to access it more easily there.
Go the Dingo!
Go the Dingo!
Weekend Rides
Saturday 2 options;
6:00am
1) 70k Sutho Servo and return (most prob doing this)
2) 100k Waterfall and return
Both will be easy.
May not be many people doing 100k due to most racing on Sunday
Sunday
Most racing at BRAT or Maitland
Reply all to this e-mail or chat to others Saturday if you'd like to ride.
Damo
6:00am
1) 70k Sutho Servo and return (most prob doing this)
2) 100k Waterfall and return
Both will be easy.
May not be many people doing 100k due to most racing on Sunday
Sunday
Most racing at BRAT or Maitland
Reply all to this e-mail or chat to others Saturday if you'd like to ride.
Damo
9 Oct 2006
De Boom out
Inside Triathlon online says Tim De Boom is out of Kona with a stress fracture. See link on the right hand side.
Peter's predictions
In the latest issue of Triathlete magazine, Peter Reid has some very interesting comments on the pros at Kona this year. He pulls no punches.
On the women's front he points to Natascha and Lori Bowden!!! Says Michellie had it easy last year as the conditions were so favourable. As for Lisa Bentley, he says it's insane to expect to race well in Kona after racing in Canada. He says you really have to dedicate your whole year to Kona - it's the ONE race that matters.
On the men's front, he sees good things for Macca, saying he's been gaining lots of experience and has the mental toughness to succeed.
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The latest issue of the magazine has Michellie on the cover.
On the women's front he points to Natascha and Lori Bowden!!! Says Michellie had it easy last year as the conditions were so favourable. As for Lisa Bentley, he says it's insane to expect to race well in Kona after racing in Canada. He says you really have to dedicate your whole year to Kona - it's the ONE race that matters.
On the men's front, he sees good things for Macca, saying he's been gaining lots of experience and has the mental toughness to succeed.
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The latest issue of the magazine has Michellie on the cover.
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