October 2011

Wow, it’s hot out here!

Posted by on October 5, 2011 in Training

Well, unfortunately, my hopes and prayers for a sudden cold front haven’t come to fruition.  In fact, when I left the hotel this morning en route to a swim session, I was met with instant humidity and just mild heat, but it was clear that the temps would get higher as the day progressed. I […]

Aloha from Kona

Posted by on October 4, 2011 in Training

Well, we arrived today after nearly 12 hours of flight time.  All along, I had thought that I had booked a direct flight from Newark Airport to Kona, but as I learned, we had a brief stopover in Phoenix.  No matter though; both flights seemed rather quick to me as Roya and I both alternated […]