Aloha blog followers!
Apologies for the gap between posts - turns out the internet is spotty at best at our condo here. However, camp is officially over and Mr. Read and myself have two and a half glorious days left here on the Big Island before we head home to the lone star state.
It was another fantastic Playtri camp (if I do say so myself), with great weather, a stellar group of campers, and of course the requisite soreness and unavoidable dehydration that come with a Kona training camp. A few of us spent a day or two down with a funky island bug, but rest and fluids work wonders and it by no means ruined the week. I got to do my annual 100-miler coaching our athletes out on the Kona bike course, and myself and some of the other Playtri coaches did the Mini Mango Sprint Triathlon Sunday before the camp. A great way to kick off the 2013 season. (Pictures are online in this Facebook Album).
Perhaps the most exciting part of the week, as it often is, was watching the whales breach and fluke off 180 on the way up to Hawi - they were especially active this year. Some of our regulars were missed, including Tricia and Al, Sohail, Lori, and of course Pat Stern, but we made up for their absence as much as we could with a fantastic group of newcomers.
Plans for the next few days include plenty of rest and recovery, as well as a snorkeling trip this evening to swim with the manta rays off the west coast here in Kona, and of course lots of beach time. Not foreseeing any time in the saddle the next two days!! (16 hours in one week is plenty for me). Ready to thoroughly enjoy the weekend before we head back to Dallas and regular training again.
Mahalo for reading and aloha!
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