{"id":461,"date":"2008-10-11T00:02:59","date_gmt":"2008-10-10T22:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/the-week-leading-up-to-ironman-hawaii-kona\/"},"modified":"2008-10-11T00:02:59","modified_gmt":"2008-10-10T22:02:59","slug":"the-week-leading-up-to-ironman-hawaii-kona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/index.php\/the-week-leading-up-to-ironman-hawaii-kona\/","title":{"rendered":"The week leading up to Ironman Hawaii, Kona"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ironman village had a demo booth where athletes can test run shoes, ride bikes etc. I worked at the Avia booth and was amazed at the size and energy of this whole Kona\/Ironman thing. The Avi Lite II seems to be the most popular for IM racing- its light with plenty of cushioning. I was also surprised at the might of the Triathlon Dollar, despite the world wide economic slump. Just proves again- Triathletes are overachievers, and Ironpeople more than most. Tomorrow is the big day- let the suffering begin!<\/p>\n

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Signing autographs at the Avia<\/a> demo booth with triathlon legend Scott Tinley<\/a>. Or, more like “watching Tinley sign his books.” I have been a Scott Tinley fan since (especially) my beginnings in triathlon in the late 80s, and I was stoked with my autographed ST books. The one says: “To the Conradenator”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Ironman village had a demo booth where athletes can test run shoes, ride bikes etc. I worked at the Avia booth and was amazed at the size and energy of this whole Kona\/Ironman thing. The Avi Lite II seems to be the most popular for IM racing- its light with plenty of cushioning. I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19,24,40,53,60,62],"tags":[1742,449,452,1760,982],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n